RISK ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT / CONTRACTOR DATE TASK DESCRIPTION RISK SCORE CALCULATOR Use The Risk Score Calculator To Determine The Level Of Risk Of Each Hazard What would the What is the LIKELIHOOD of an occurrence? Hierarchy of Controls Severity SEVERITY Rating Almost Very Can the hazard be Eliminated or removed from the Of an occurrence be? Very Likely Likely Unlikely work place? Certain Unlikely Catastrophic Can the product or process be substituted for a less High High High Med Med hazardous alternative? Multiple Fatalities / 5 25 20 15 10 5 Environmental release with detrimental effects requiring external emergency services Major Can the hazard be engineered away with guards or High High High Med Low 4 barriers? Major Illness or Injury, disability/ 20 16 12 8 4 Environmental release with minimal off site impact Moderate Can Administrative Controls be adopted i.e. procedures, job rotation etc. High High Med Med Low Serious but non-permanent injury or ill health 3 Work days lost/ 15 12 9 6 3 On site release requiring environmental emergency plan to be activated Med Med Med Low Low Can Personal Protective Equipment & Clothing be 2 Medical attention needed. 10 8 6 4 2 No work restrictions. / worn to safeguard against hazards? Local onsite environmental release treated locally Negligible RISK RATING (Likelihood x Severity) Med Low Low Low Low 1 Minor cuts & bruises or sickness/ 5 4 3 2 1 Nuisance release with no adverse impact 1-4 LOW RISK (No further action required) / NS 5-10 MEDIUM RISK (Procedure to be available) / S Likelihood Rating 5 4 3 2 1 11-25 HIGH RISK (Full time supervision present) / S Legal Requirement = Yes / No S Significant Risk (If S, another form entitled Significant Risk Register has to be completed) NS Non-Significant – –
RISK ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT / CONTRACTOR DATE TASK DESCRIPTION RISK SCORE CALCULATOR Use The Risk Score Calculator To Determine The Level Of Risk Of Each Hazard What would the SEVERITY Of an occurrence be? Severity Rating What is the LIKELIHOOD of an occurrence? Hierarchy of Controls Almost Certain Very Likely Likely Unlikely Very Unlikely Can the hazard be Eliminated or removed from the work place? Catastrophic Multiple Fatalities / Environmental release with detrimental effects requiring external emergency services 5 High 25 High 20 High 15 Med 10 Med 5 Can the product or process be substituted for a less hazardous alternative? Major Major Illness or Injury, disability/ Environmental release with minimal off site impact 4 High 20 High 16 High 12 Med 8 Low 4 Can the hazard be engineered away with guards or barriers? Moderate Serious but non-permanent injury or ill health Work days lost/ On site release requiring environmental emergency plan to be activated 3 High 15 High 12 Med 9 Med 6 Low 3 Can Administrative Controls be adopted i.e. procedures, job rotation etc. Medical attention needed. No work restrictions. / Local onsite environmental release treated locally 2 Med 10 Med 8 Med 6 Low 4 Low 2 Can Personal Protective Equipment & Clothing be worn to safeguard against hazards? Negligible Minor cuts & bruises or sickness/ Nuisance release with no adverse impact 1 Med 5 Low 4 Low 3 Low 2 Low 1 RISK RATING (Likelihood x Severity) 1-4 LOW RISK (No further action required) / NS 5-10 MEDIUM RISK (Procedure to be available) / S 11-25 HIGH RISK (Full time supervision present) / S Likelihood Rating 5 4 3 2 1 Legal Requirement = Yes / No S – Significant Risk (If S, another form entitled Significant Risk Register has to be completed) NS – Non-Significant
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