HAZARD FACTOR PROBABILITY FACTOR RISK FACTOR: What hazards exist to health and/or What risks do they pose to employees and other The product of the Severity Rating and the Likelihood Rating and safety? persons? gives a Risk Factor score out of 25. The higher the score the (Severity) (Likelihood) greater the priority for action. The severity/type of the injury that is likely to be The likelihood and/or frequency that an accident will sustained: occur. Hazard Factor X Probability Factor = RISK FACTOR Negligible injury Remote possibility Minor injury Unlikely Major injury Possible Fatality Very likely Multiple fatalities Certainty Likelihood v 5 5 10 15 20 25 4 4 8 12 16 20 3 3 6 9 12 15 2 2 4 6 8 10 1 1 2 3 4 5 Severity > 1 2 3 4 5 The pool risk assessment checklist is based on the guidance on the Health and Safety Executive Book. Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools HS (G) 179. A suggested Hazard score is included in brackets at the end of the hazard. Numbers over 7 need urgent action to eliminate the risk. HAZARD HAZARD PROBABILITY RISK MEASURES THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO REDUCE THE RISK ARE ADDITIONAL FACTOR FACTOR FACTOR FACTOR MEASURES [1 5] [1 5] [1 25] NECESSARY – – – SCHOOL SWIMMING:
HAZARD FACTOR What hazards exist to health and/or safety? (Severity) The severity/type of the injury that is likely to be sustained: Negligible injury Minor injury Major injury Fatality Multiple fatalities PROBABILITY FACTOR What risks do they pose to employees and other persons? (Likelihood) The likelihood and/or frequency that an accident will occur. Remote possibility Unlikely Possible Very likely Certainty RISK FACTOR: The product of the Severity Rating and the Likelihood Rating and gives a Risk Factor score out of 25. The higher the score the greater the priority for action. Hazard Factor X Probability Factor = RISK FACTOR Likelihood v 5 5 10 15 20 25 4 4 8 12 16 20 3 3 6 9 12 15 2 2 4 6 8 10 1 1 2 3 4 5 Severity > 1 2 3 4 5 The pool risk assessment checklist is based on the guidance on the Health and Safety Executive Book. Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools HS (G) 179. A suggested Hazard score is included in brackets at the end of the hazard. Numbers over 7 need urgent action to eliminate the risk. HAZARD HAZARD FACTOR [1 – 5] PROBABILITY FACTOR [1 – 5] RISK FACTOR [1 – 25] MEASURES THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO REDUCE THE RISK FACTOR ARE ADDITIONAL MEASURES NECESSARY SCHOOL SWIMMING: