Risk Assessment Part A Generic Hazards – Activity: Working at Heights Ladders – Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Risk - Risk prior Persons Control Hazards Harm to Control Required Control Measures Records/Actions at Risk Measures Measures Applied Incorrect selection Serious Injury S=4 Operative Ensure ladder is correct equipment for the task used for Planning, Method S=3 – of equipment from fall/collapse L=3 access or short duration work (no more than 30 minutes) Statement L=1 R= High R=Low Equipment Failure Serious Injury S=5 Operative Ladders to be subject to maintenance and inspection Registers, markings, tags S=2 from fall/collapse L=2 regime. Check ladders before use to ensure that there L=2 R=Medium are no defects and then check at least weekly whilst in Inspection, training and R= Low use on site. Ensure that where a defect is noted or a supervision ladder is damaged, it is taken out of use immediately and, if provided by the Client, the Client must be informed Incorrect use of Serious Injury S=4 Operative 3 point of contact rule when climbing. Ladders should be Training and supervision S=1 ladder from fall/collapse L=2 positioned so that over reaching is not necessary and L=1 R= Medium working persons should not stand on the top three rungs. R= Low Operative’s navel should be within bounds of the uprights. Equipment to be carried on belt or hauled up. Where ladder used for access it should extend 1.05 metres above access point and secured Collapse/Fall of Serious Injury S=4 Operative Ladder to be on level ground (or leveling device Training and supervision S=1 ladder from fall/collapse L=3 employed) and secure by footing, securing device or L=2 R= High positioning. Angle should be approximately 750 (1:4) R= Low Other persons Collision leading S=4 Operative Area to be cordoned off or marshal utilized. Keep Training and supervision S=1 to fall/collapse L=2 Persons persons clear (consider children) L=2 and injury R= Medium adjacent R= Low
Risk Assessment Part A – Generic Hazards Activity: Working at Heights – Ladders Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Hazards Harm Risk prior to Control Measures Persons at Risk Required Control Measures Records/Actions Risk - Control Measures Applied Incorrect selection of equipment Equipment Failure Incorrect use of ladder Collapse/Fall of ladder Other persons Serious Injury from fall/collapse Serious Injury from fall/collapse Serious Injury from fall/collapse Serious Injury from fall/collapse Collision leading to fall/collapse and injury S=4 L=3 R= High S=5 L=2 R=Medium S=4 L=2 R= Medium S=4 L=3 R= High S=4 L=2 R= Medium Operative Operative Operative Operative Operative Persons adjacent Ensure ladder is correct equipment for the task – used for access or short duration work (no more than 30 minutes) Ladders to be subject to maintenance and inspection regime. Check ladders before use to ensure that there are no defects and then check at least weekly whilst in use on site. Ensure that where a defect is noted or a ladder is damaged, it is taken out of use immediately and, if provided by the Client, the Client must be informed 3 point of contact rule when climbing. Ladders should be positioned so that over reaching is not necessary and working persons should not stand on the top three rungs. Operative’s navel should be within bounds of the uprights. Equipment to be carried on belt or hauled up. Where ladder used for access it should extend 1.05 metres above access point and secured Ladder to be on level ground (or leveling device employed) and secure by footing, securing device or positioning. Angle should be approximately 750 (1:4) Area to be cordoned off or marshal utilized. Keep persons clear (consider children) Planning, Method Statement Registers, markings, tags Inspection, training and supervision Training and supervision Training and supervision Training and supervision S=3 L=1 R=Low S=2 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=1 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low
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