ADMINISTRATION 1h. Approved by Clinic / Department: Reference Number 1g. RA Leader: Process: RA Member 1: Process/Activity Location: Signature: RA Member 2: Name: Original Assessment date: RA Member 3: Last review date: Designation: RA Member 4: Next review date: Date: RA Member 5: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK EVALUATION RISK CONTROL 2d 4b 4c 4e 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c 3d 4a 4d 4f 4g Possible injury / 1 2 Implementation Ref Work Activity Hazard Existing risk controls 1S 2L 3RPN Additional Controls 3RPN Due Date Remarks ill-health Person Reception Duties Interaction Direct contact Biological Put in place Infection Control with patient Policy. Reinforcement & with patients infection (Inhale continuous training and with infectious the infectious surgical masks to patients. education on hazards of diseases particles when infections. Perform proper hand hygiene before and after contact (Avian Flu, patient with patient e.g. use hand sanitizer or wash hands. Conduct periodic health HFMD, chicken sneeze or talk) screening for staff, and for Put on appropriate PPE e.g. gloves, masks. pox) identified infectious diseases’ markers where possible. Physical or Body injuries; Avoid direct confrontation with patients. verbal assault Psychological Maintain safe distance from aggressed person. stress Staff are encouraged to Get assistance from colleagues, supervisors or report incidents of workplace security personnel, where necessary. aggression and violence. Activate personal duress device, where appropriate and necessary. Data entry Repetitive Numbness/ Use hand rest support, where necessary. and report motions of tendon injury Take regular short breaks Advise staff to perform simple stretching exercises typing in hand and away from desk e.g. walk to regularly e.g. flex the hands, wrists and arms. front of fingers due to the toilet, pantry etc. to computer typing stretch yourself and look away from screen. To Prolonged Eye strain discuss arrangements with supervisor where Take your eyes away from the computer screen and staring at appropriate. look at something far regularly e.g. looking at a tree computer outside the window every half an hour. screen Retrieve Fall from Injuries 1.c Educate to be more Use a proper step / ladder to retrieve items at careful, understand fall risk, items from height sustained from height. as well as avoid carrying too high shelves fall, fractures, Place frequently accessed items at lower shelves or many things while on the sprain ground for easier retrieval. step ladder. Dispensing of Drugs
ADMINISTRATION Clinic / Department: 1g. RA Leader: 1h. Approved by Reference Number Process: RA Member 1: Process/Activity Location: RA Member 2: Signature: Original Assessment date: RA Member 3: Name: Last review date: RA Member 4: Designation: Next review date: RA Member 5: Date: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION RISK EVALUATION RISK CONTROL 2a Ref 2b Work Activity 2c Hazard 2d Possible injury / ill-health 3a Existing risk controls 3b 1S 3c 2L 3d 3RPN 4a Additional Controls 4b 4c 4d 3RPN 4e Implementation Person 4f Due Date 4g Remarks Reception Duties Interaction with patient Direct contact with patients with infectious diseases (Avian Flu, HFMD, chicken pox) Biological infection (Inhale the infectious particles when patient sneeze or talk) surgical masks to patients. Perform proper hand hygiene before and after contact with patient e.g. use hand sanitizer or wash hands. Put on appropriate PPE e.g. gloves, masks. Put in place Infection Control Policy. Reinforcement & continuous training and education on hazards of infections. Conduct periodic health screening for staff, and for identified infectious diseases’ markers where possible. Physical or verbal assault Body injuries; Psychological stress Avoid direct confrontation with patients. Maintain safe distance from aggressed person. Get assistance from colleagues, supervisors or security personnel, where necessary. Activate personal duress device, where appropriate and necessary. Staff are encouraged to report incidents of workplace aggression and violence. Data entry and report typing in front of computer Repetitive motions of hand and fingers due to typing Numbness/ tendon injury Use hand rest support, where necessary. Advise staff to perform simple stretching exercises regularly e.g. flex the hands, wrists and arms. Take regular short breaks away from desk e.g. walk to the toilet, pantry etc. to stretch yourself and look away from screen. To discuss arrangements with supervisor where appropriate. Prolonged staring at computer screen Eye strain Take your eyes away from the computer screen and look at something far regularly e.g. looking at a tree outside the window every half an hour. 1.c Retrieve items from high shelves Fall from height Injuries sustained from fall, fractures, sprain Use a proper step / ladder to retrieve items at height. Place frequently accessed items at lower shelves or ground for easier retrieval. Educate to be more careful, understand fall risk, as well as avoid carrying too many things while on the step ladder. Dispensing of Drugs 1 2