can help HSE inspector questions the company’s precautions
or the company becomes involved any legal action.
Completing risk assessment
When completing risk assessment such that shown Fig. the precautions are reasonable and the remaining risk low
5. Are the precautions reasonable?
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There need show how the assessment was made, provided you can
show that:
1. you dealt with all obvious and significant hazards
4.g. blades)
● Rotating parts hand tools (e.g. from flammable materials you might using, such as
solvents)
● Chemicals (e. steam boilers)
● Vehicles (e.g. proper check was made
2.g. from poorly maintained partly
installed floors and stairs)
● Fire (e.
Risk assessments need suitable and sufficient, not perfect. you informed your employees about your findings. air powered tools)
● Pressure systems (e. 8. Checking them com-
mon sense but necessary.
File away the written assessment dedicated file for future reference or
use.
STEP 1
List only hazards which you could reasonably expect result significant
harm under the conditions prevailing your workplace.1, not
be over complicated.g. drills)
● Accidental discharge cartridge operated tools
● High pressure air from airlines (e. from battery acid)
● Moving parts machinery (e. fork lift trucks)
.
STEP 5
Review the assessments from time time and revise them necessary. you asked those who might affected
3. Use the following
examples guide:
● Slipping tripping hazards (e. most firms the commercial, service and light
industrial sector, the hazards are few and simple. there record show that proper check was made?
Definition
Risk assessments need suitable
and sufficient, not perfect. The two
main points are:
1.g.g. shows that the
company has done what the law requires.g
