Explanatory on completion of a Biological Agents Risk Assessment. Employers are required to identify the biological to which employees are, or maybe, exposed. They must assess the risk, making use of the list of biological agents, their classification, containment levels and measures provided for in the and 2013 Code of Practice for Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations, 2013 proceed in accordance with the remaining Regulations where appropriate. HAZARD & RISK DESCRIPTION IMPACT EXISTING CONTROL DUE DATE ADDITIONAL PERSON MEASURES CONTROLS RESPONSIBLE REQUIRED FOR ACTION Detail the existing control Describe the activity being undertaken and the frequency of Refer to Detail the measures Enter the name of the date by measures taking account of exposure. Impact Table necessary to eliminate or the person which Schedule 2, 3, 4 & 5 of the Safety, as per the HSE further reduce the level responsible for implementation of Health and Welfare (Biological Identify the hazard i.e. Biological Agent(s), their Risk of risk. Consider the implementation of the additional Agents) Regulations 2013, and Classification and the route of exposure. Refer to the 2013 Assessment hierarchy of controls: each additional controls to Schedule 2, 3 & 4 of the Code of Code of Practice for the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Tool, and control measure. mitigate the risk Practice 2013. (Biological Agents) Regulations 2013 enter the are due. impacts & Identify number & category of employees who might be When examining the existing administrative/PPE. vulnerabilities affected. control measures, consider their that the risk Consider the interim and Describe the associated risk. adequacy, method of has on long term measures. implementation and level of employees, E.g. Risk of infection from potential exposure to Hep B, effectiveness in eliminating or Service users Hep C or HIV to nursing staff through inoculation when minimising risk to the lowest & the giving injections on a daily basis. reasonably practicable level. Organisation INITIAL RISK RESIDUAL RISK Status Likelihood Impact Initial Risk Rating Impact Residual Risk Likelihood Rating
Explanatory on completion of a Biological Agents Risk Assessment. HAZARD & RISK DESCRIPTION IMPACT EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES ADDITIONAL CONTROLS REQUIRED PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTION DUE DATE Describe the activity being undertaken and the frequency of exposure. Identify the hazard i.e. Biological Agent(s), their Classification and the route of exposure. Refer to the 2013 Code of Practice for the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations 2013 Identify number & category of employees who might be affected. Describe the associated risk. E.g. Risk of infection from potential exposure to Hep B, Hep C or HIV to nursing staff through inoculation when giving injections on a daily basis. Refer to Impact Table as per the HSE Risk Assessment Tool, and enter the impacts & vulnerabilities that the risk has on employees, Service users & the Organisation Detail the existing control measures taking account of Schedule 2, 3, 4 & 5 of the Safety, Health and Welfare (Biological Agents) Regulations 2013, and Schedule 2, 3 & 4 of the Code of Practice 2013. When examining the existing control measures, consider their adequacy, method of implementation and level of effectiveness in eliminating or minimising risk to the lowest reasonably practicable level. Detail the measures necessary to eliminate or further reduce the level of risk. Consider the hierarchy of controls: administrative/PPE. Consider the interim and long term measures. Enter the name of the person responsible for implementation of each additional control measure. the date by which implementation of the additional controls to mitigate the risk are due. INITIAL RISK RESIDUAL RISK Status Likelihood Impact Initial Risk Rating Likelihood Impact Residual Risk Rating Employers are required to identify the biological to which employees are, or maybe, exposed. They must assess the risk, making use of the list of biological agents, their classification, containment levels and measures provided for in the 2013 Code of Practice for Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Biological Agents) Regulations, 2013 and proceed in accordance with the remaining Regulations where appropriate.
biologicalagentsriskassessmentform.docx