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When conducting a risk assessment, the most important document you will take with is a sample risk assessment form. This form/template will enable you to conduct your risk assessment comprehensively, covering all the key questions required to analyse and address the risk.
When conducting a risk assessment, you would want to consider all possible hazards for each of them and ask the following questions:
- What is the activity?
- What hazard may occur during the activity?
- What would the risk (consequence) be?
- What is the probability that this may happen?
- What controls should be put in place?
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List Task /Activity steps |
Hazards |
Risks due to hazards |
Probability |
Consequence |
Rank |
If the risk is not tolerable, establish further controls to prevent/mitigate |
Probability |
Consequence |
Rank |
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1 |
Site clearance |
Use defective tools/machinery |
Injuries to hands and body tools. |
C |
2 |
5 |
Communicate safety plan for the project before commencement of works proper PPE |
D |
1 |
1 |
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Excessive noise |
Short-term loss of hearing |
Ensure to wear appropriate EARMUFFS |
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2 |
Excavations - using manual labour |
unidentified underground services |
Damages to underground cables and pipelines, |
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Obtain a permit to work before commencement or work |
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3 |
Concrete mixing – using manual labour |
Cement dust inhalation |
irritates the nose and throat and causes choking and difficult breathing |
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Wear an N95 particulate respirator |
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Then you ask yourself once you have put the controls in place:
- What is the probability that the hazard would cause risk with the controls in place?
- What is the possible consequence of the controls in place?
- Then you can rank the risk according to the risk assessment matrix.
All of this information can be summarised on a Risk Assessment Form.