Risk Assessment Part A Generic Hazards – Activity: Use of power tools Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Risk - Risk prior Persons Control Hazards Harm to Control Required Control Measures Records/Actions at Risk Measures Measures Applied Electricity Death through S=5 Operative PAT, PPE, training, 110V or battery operation PAT label, PPE issue S=3 electrocution, L=2 L=1 R=Medium R=Low Entanglement Injury to hands, S=4 Operative Overalls to be worn, correctly fastened at wrists Inspection, training and S=2 arms L=3 supervision L=2 R= High R= Low Ejection Injury to eyes, S=4 Operative PPE, overalls, safety glasses/goggles Inspection, training and S=1 piercing injuries to L=3 Persons Area to be of other persons supervision L=1 unprotected body R= High adjacent R= Low Dust, detritus Illness through S=3 Operative Dust mask to FP3, COSHH (e.g. silicates) MSDS silicates S=1 inhalation, L=4 Persons Area to be clear of other persons L=1 ingestion R= High adjacent R= Low Broken drill bit Piercing injury, S=4 Operative Drill selection and inspection, PPE, overalls, safety Inspection, training and S=1 eyes L=3 Persons glasses/goggles supervision L=2 R= High adjacent Area to be clear of other persons R= Low Trips Fall injuries S=4 Operative Cable and ancillary equipment to be kept clear of Inspection S=1 L=3 Persons passageways, Housekeeping L=2 R= High adjacent R= Low HAV Damage to S=4 Operative Awareness through training, equipment selection, PPE, Inspection, training and S=1 fingers, wrist and L=3 limits on time supervision L=2 arm R= High R= Low Noise Hearing damage S=4 Operative Noise assessment consider environment and materials Inspection, training and S=1 – L=3 Persons being drilled, Hearing protection if above 80db TWA or . supervision L=2 R= High adjacent Consider persons in vicinity R= Low
Risk Assessment Part A – Generic Hazards Activity: Use of power tools Client: Site: Date of Assessment: Hazards Harm Risk prior to Control Measures Persons at Risk Required Control Measures Records/Actions Risk - Control Measures Applied Electricity Entanglement Ejection Dust, detritus Broken drill bit Trips HAV Noise Death through electrocution, Injury to hands, arms Injury to eyes, piercing injuries to unprotected body Illness through inhalation, ingestion Piercing injury, eyes Fall injuries Damage to fingers, wrist and arm Hearing damage S=5 L=2 R=Medium S=4 L=3 R= High S=4 L=3 R= High S=3 L=4 R= High S=4 L=3 R= High S=4 L=3 R= High S=4 L=3 R= High S=4 L=3 R= High Operative Operative Operative Persons adjacent Operative Persons adjacent Operative Persons adjacent Operative Persons adjacent Operative Operative Persons adjacent PAT, PPE, training, 110V or battery operation Overalls to be worn, correctly fastened at wrists PPE, overalls, safety glasses/goggles Area to be of other persons Dust mask to FP3, COSHH (e.g. silicates) Area to be clear of other persons Drill selection and inspection, PPE, overalls, safety glasses/goggles Area to be clear of other persons Cable and ancillary equipment to be kept clear of passageways, Housekeeping Awareness through training, equipment selection, PPE, limits on time Noise assessment – consider environment and materials being drilled, Hearing protection if above 80db TWA or . Consider persons in vicinity PAT label, PPE issue Inspection, training and supervision Inspection, training and supervision MSDS silicates Inspection, training and supervision Inspection Inspection, training and supervision Inspection, training and supervision S=3 L=1 R=Low S=2 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=1 R= Low S=1 L=1 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low S=1 L=2 R= Low
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