Severity Likelihood Descriptor Outcome Description Descriptor Outcome Description Negligible Remote possibility Improbable No injuries Minor On-site first aid treatment Remote Unlikely to occur Serious Medical treatment required, loss of time Occasional Occurs occasionally Critical Serious injury, hospitalisation Probable Occurs regularly Catastrophic Death, permanent disability Frequent Expected to occur Likelihood Frequent Probable Occasional Remote Improbable Catastrophic E E E H M Critical E E H M L Serious H H M L T Severity M M L T T Negligible M L T T T E=Extreme Do not Proceed must consulate with <<Insert Name>> Landcare Employer H= High Risk M=Medium Risk If less than 3 months experience must consult with <<Insert Name>> Landcare Employer L= Low Risk Manage standard onsite risk management processes T=Tolerable Proceed and monitor site process/activity Adding Extra Risks Controls When a new risk is identified, appropriate and the emergency number for mobile ‘112’ control strategies must be determined and a phones. new cell on the risk assessment form must be Additional Risk Control Measures – completed and This way the project risk High Risk Construction Work assessment can just continue to grow as a project proceeds. What is Construction Work? Different task same site: Just add any risks The OHS Regulations 2007 for construction – associated with the new task. work means any work performed in connection with the construction, alteration, Different site same task: Add locational risks – conversion, fitting out, commissioning, in additional cells. Also complete the location renovation, refurbishment, decommissioning, reference points and emergency contacts with or demolition of any building or structure, or the dates applicable. any similar activity. Emergency Contact Details What is High Risk Construction Work the emergency number should be “000” Examples of activities the <<Insert Name>> the first number called, this should be backed Landcare Group need to consider would be: up by the local emergency service numbers
Severity Descriptor Outcome Description Negligible Remote possibility Minor On-site first aid treatment Serious Medical treatment required, loss of time Critical Serious injury, hospitalisation Catastrophic Death, permanent disability Likelihood Descriptor Outcome Description Improbable No injuries Remote Unlikely to occur Occasional Occurs occasionally Probable Occurs regularly Frequent Expected to occur Severity Likelihood Frequent Probable Occasional Remote Improbable Catastrophic E E E H M Critical E E H M L Serious H H M L T M M L T T Negligible M L T T T E=Extreme Do not Proceed H= High Risk must consulate with <<Insert Name>> Landcare Employer M=Medium Risk If less than 3 months experience must consult with <<Insert Name>> Landcare Employer L= Low Risk Manage standard onsite risk management processes T=Tolerable Proceed and monitor site process/activity Adding Extra Risks Controls When a new risk is identified, appropriate control strategies must be determined and a new cell on the risk assessment form must be completed and This way the project risk assessment can just continue to grow as a project proceeds. Different task – same site: Just add any risks associated with the new task. Different site – same task: Add locational risks in additional cells. Also complete the location reference points and emergency contacts with the dates applicable. Emergency Contact Details the “000” emergency number should be the first number called, this should be backed up by the local emergency service numbers and the ‘112’ emergency number for mobile phones. Additional Risk Control Measures – High Risk Construction Work What is Construction Work? The OHS Regulations 2007 for construction work means any work performed in connection with the construction, alteration, conversion, fitting out, commissioning, renovation, refurbishment, decommissioning, or demolition of any building or structure, or any similar activity. What is High Risk Construction Work Examples of activities the <<Insert Name>> Landcare Group need to consider would be:
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