Risk - Risk prior Persons Required Control Measures Records/ Control Hazards Harm to Control at Risk Actions Measures Measures Applied Vibration VWF, MSD S=3 Operative Individuals should work with cutters for no longer than 4 hours Training, S=2 L=3 per day due to severe vibration problems. Gloves to be worn Supervision L=1 R=Medium (see HAV RA) R=Low Disposal of cuttings Cuts from S=3 Operative Be aware of discarded syringes and needles. If these are found, Training, S=3 sharps, contact L=3 follow safe system of work in this document. Gloves to be worn Supervision L=1 with biohazards R=Medium R=Low Work by vehicular Fall/step into S=4 Operative/ Wear Hi-Visibility clothing. Cutting operations to be carried out Training, S=4 traffic road in front of L=3 Public facing traffic, no approach within 1 metre to road edge. Supervision, L=1 moving traffic R=High liaison with client R= Low leading to death/serious injuries. Distraction of drivers Visitors to Area Noise, debris S=3 Public, Staff, Wear Hi-Visibility clothing. No cutting operations within 10 Training, S=1 from strimming L=2 Children metres of public. Special awareness when children and animals Supervision L=1 operations R=Medium are about R= Low Part B Site Specific Hazards – Consider: Others affected (other work in vicinity, staff, public, vulnerable persons including children) Environment (e.g. confined space, poor ventilation, site traffic) Risk - Risk prior Persons Required Control Measures Control Hazards Harm to Control Records/Actions at Risk Measures Measures Applied
Hazards Harm Risk prior to Control Measures Persons at Risk Required Control Measures Records/ Actions Risk - Control Measures Applied Vibration Disposal of cuttings Work by vehicular traffic Visitors to Area VWF, MSD Cuts from sharps, contact with biohazards Fall/step into road in front of moving traffic leading to death/serious injuries. Distraction of drivers Noise, debris from strimming operations S=3 L=3 R=Medium S=3 L=3 R=Medium S=4 L=3 R=High S=3 L=2 R=Medium Operative Operative Operative/ Public Public, Staff, Children Individuals should work with cutters for no longer than 4 hours per day due to severe vibration problems. Gloves to be worn (see HAV RA) Be aware of discarded syringes and needles. If these are found, follow safe system of work in this document. Gloves to be worn Wear Hi-Visibility clothing. Cutting operations to be carried out facing traffic, no approach within 1 metre to road edge. Wear Hi-Visibility clothing. No cutting operations within 10 metres of public. Special awareness when children and animals are about Training, Supervision Training, Supervision Training, Supervision, liaison with client Training, Supervision S=2 L=1 R=Low S=3 L=1 R=Low S=4 L=1 R= Low S=1 L=1 R= Low Part B – Site Specific Hazards Consider: Others affected (other work in vicinity, staff, public, vulnerable persons including children) Environment (e.g. confined space, poor ventilation, site traffic) Hazards Harm Risk prior to Control Measures Persons at Risk Required Control Measures Records/Actions Risk - Control Measures Applied
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