A risk the ‘likelihood’ harm actually being done.
So risk assessment must form part any employer’s robust policy of
health and safety.
Hazard and risk
A hazard something with the ‘potential’ cause harm, for example,
chemicals, electricity working above ground.
Competent persons are often referred the Health and Safety Work
Regulations, but who ‘competent’? For the purposes the Act, compe-
tent person anyone who has the necessary technical skills, training and
expertise safely carry out the particular activity.Safe systems working
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Let now look the application some the procedures that make the
workplace safer place work, but first want explain what mean,
when use the words hazard and risk.
Definition
A hazard something with the
‘potential’ cause harm, for exam-
ple, chemicals, electricity working
above ground.
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Hazard risk assessment: The procedure
The Management Health and Safety Work Regulations 1999 tells us
that employers must systematically examine the workplace, the work
activity and the management safety the establishment through pro-
cess risk assessments.
Typical activity Potential hazard
Receiving materials Lifting and carrying
Stacking and storing Falling materials
Movement people Slips, trips and falls
Building maintenance Working heights confined spaces
Movement vehicles Collisions
Definition
Employers more than five people
must document the risks work and
the process known hazard risk
assessment. Information based the risk assessment findings must com-
municated relevant staff and changes work behaviour patterns are
recommended the interests safety, then they must put place. Therefore, competent
person dealing with hazardous situation reduces the risk.
Definition
A competent person anyone who
has the necessary technical skills,
training and expertise safely carry
out the particular activity. Here are
some typical activities where accidents might happen.
A risk the ‘likelihood’ harm actu-
ally being done. However, employer only needs ‘formally’ assess the
How high are the risks? Think about what might the worst result; it
a broken finger someone suffering permanent lung damage being
killed? How likely happen? How often that type work carried out
and how close people get the hazard? How likely that something
will wrong?
How many people might injured things wrong? Might this also
include people who not work for your company?
Employers more than five people must document the risks work and
the process known hazard risk assessment. record all significant risk assessment findings
must kept safe place and made available HSE inspector if
required. Some simple activities may hazardous.
Think about your workplace and each stage what you do, think about
what might wrong
