Risk Assessment Form Guidance Notes – Name Activity Hazard Actual Risk People at Risk Pre - Control Control Measures Residual Risk Risk Rating Rating How people at risk might Identify people who This means the likelihood of Once the risks have been assessed, Now that risks have Here is where you be harmed. This is where might be harmed. harm and the potential precautions are required to be put in been identified & enter the type of you list the actual harm This could be staff, severity of the harm place in order to avoid at Risk’ control measures or ‘People hazard which might be which could result whilst members of the occurring if no control being harmed This is where you would precautions put in encountered whilst carrying out the task. public, contractors. measures are in place. list such precautions. place, the risk rating carrying out the task. (column 4) is now Don’t forget long-term significantly reduced. hazards. Staff to attend mandatory Manual Handling training. This is where you EG would list the ‘Residual Any member of staff Use lifting’ manual handling Risk’ which still ‘safe Manual handling. Injury or back pain from (temporary or techniques at all times. remains. Remember it handling / lifting awkward permanent) who is impossible to cover items or weights. undertakes manual Prepare areas to be cleaned to ensure every eventuality. handling. lifting / moving of equipment kept to a minimum. Name of the person carrying out the Risk Name of Assessor: Date: Date assessment carried out Review Date: Date review assessment is Assessment required
Risk Assessment Form – Guidance Notes Name Activity Hazard Actual Risk People at Risk Pre - Control Risk Rating Control Measures Residual Risk Rating Here is where you enter the type of hazard which might be encountered whilst carrying out the task. Don’t forget long-term hazards. EG Manual handling. How people at risk might be harmed. This is where you list the actual harm which could result whilst carrying out the task. Injury or back pain from handling / lifting awkward items or weights. Identify people who might be harmed. This could be staff, members of the public, contractors. Any member of staff (temporary or permanent) who undertakes manual handling. This means the likelihood of harm and the potential severity of the harm occurring if no control measures are in place. Once the risks have been assessed, precautions are required to be put in place in order to avoid ‘People at Risk’ being harmed This is where you would list such precautions. Staff to attend mandatory Manual Handling training. Use ‘safe lifting’ manual handling techniques at all times. Prepare areas to be cleaned to ensure lifting / moving of equipment kept to a minimum. Now that risks have been identified & control measures or precautions put in place, the risk rating (column 4) is now significantly reduced. This is where you would list the ‘Residual Risk’ which still remains. Remember it is impossible to cover every eventuality. Name of Assessor: Name of the person carrying out the Risk Assessment Date: Date assessment carried out Review Date: Date review assessment is required
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