Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Hazards Inspected Cons Like Risk Level SHEARING Can body parts be sheared anyone’s between two parts of plant, or between a Y N part of the plant and a work piece or structure? PRESSURISED CONTENT Can anyone come into contact with fluids or Y N gases under high pressure, due to plant failure or misuse of the plant? ELECTRICITY Damaged or frayed Ensure operator conducts a risk Can anyone be injured or burnt due to: electrical cords pose an assessment of task prior to electrical hazard. operating equipment (e.g. Live electrical conductors? (e.g. exposed Y N proximity to water, roadways wires) etc.). Operation of the Working in close proximity to electrical Y N equipment in a wet conductors? environment may pose an Operator to check for damaged Access to electricity? Y N electrical hazard. electrical cords prior to use. Damaged or poorly maintained electrical Major Possible High Y N Electric shock is Ensure equipment is not used in leads, cables or switches? considered unlikely if wet weather. Water near electrical equipment? Major Unlikely Medium appropriate maintenance Y N is undertaken. Ensure equipment is serviced Lack of isolation procedures? on a regular basis, tested and Y N tagged and appropriate isolation Other procedures (e.g. lock out tags) Y N are in place. Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures
Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level SHEARING Can anyone’s body parts be sheared between two parts of plant, or between a part of the plant and a work piece or structure? Y N PRESSURISED CONTENT Can anyone come into contact with fluids or gases under high pressure, due to plant failure or misuse of the plant? Y N ELECTRICITY Can anyone be injured or burnt due to: Damaged or frayed electrical cords pose an electrical hazard. Operation of the equipment in a wet environment may pose an electrical hazard. Electric shock is considered unlikely if appropriate maintenance is undertaken. Ensure operator conducts a risk assessment of task prior to operating equipment (e.g. proximity to water, roadways etc.). Operator to check for damaged electrical cords prior to use. Ensure equipment is not used in wet weather. Ensure equipment is serviced on a regular basis, tested and tagged and appropriate isolation procedures (e.g. lock out tags) are in place. Live electrical conductors? (e.g. exposed wires) Y N Working in close proximity to electrical conductors? Y N Access to electricity? Y N Damaged or poorly maintained electrical leads, cables or switches? Y N Major Possible High Water near electrical equipment? Y N Major Unlikely Medium Lack of isolation procedures? Y N Other Y N Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures