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    Risk Assessment The Basics

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    This document provides a risk rating matrix and guidelines for assessing risks. The risk rating is calculated by multiplying the severity score (1-3) and likelihood score (1-3). This results in risk ratings of 1-3 being low risk, 4-6 being medium risk, and 6-9 being high risk. The document also includes checklists for identifying potential hazards from equipment, handling/lifting, biological factors, and other issues. It provides definitions for scoring the severity of an issue from 1 (slight injuries) to 3 (major injuries or death) and likelihood from 1 (low chance of harm) to 3 (high chance of harm).

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    This document provides a risk rating matrix and guidelines for assessing risks. The risk rating is calculated by multiplying the severity score (1-3) and likelihood score (1-3). This results in risk ratings of 1-3 being low risk, 4-6 being medium risk, and 6-9 being high risk. The document also includes checklists for identifying potential hazards from equipment, handling/lifting, biological factors, and other issues. It provides definitions for scoring the severity of an issue from 1 (slight injuries) to 3 (major injuries or death) and likelihood from 1 (low chance of harm) to 3 (high chance of harm).

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    This document provides a risk rating matrix and guidelines for assessing risks. The risk rating is calculated by multiplying the severity score (1-3) and likelihood score (1-3). This results in risk ratings of 1-3 being low risk, 4-6 being medium risk, and 6-9 being high risk. The document also includes checklists for identifying potential hazards from equipment, handling/lifting, biological factors, and other issues. It provides definitions for scoring the severity of an issue from 1 (slight injuries) to 3 (major injuries or death) and likelihood from 1 (low chance of harm) to 3 (high chance of harm).

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    Risk Assessment The Basics

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    This document provides a risk rating matrix and guidelines for assessing risks. The risk rating is calculated by multiplying the severity score (1-3) and likelihood score (1-3). This results in risk ratings of 1-3 being low risk, 4-6 being medium risk, and 6-9 being high risk. The document also includes checklists for identifying potential hazards from equipment, handling/lifting, biological factors, and other issues. It provides definitions for scoring the severity of an issue from 1 (slight injuries) to 3 (major injuries or death) and likelihood from 1 (low chance of harm) to 3 (high chance of harm).

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    Risk Rating Matrix

    3 MEDIUM HIGH HIGH

    MEDIUM MEDIUM HIGH


    2

    Low MEDIUM MEDIUM


    1

    1 2 3

    Risk Rating = Severity x Likelihood

    Risk Assessment Skills Page 3


    Risk Assessment – Hazards Check List
    Equipment / Mechanical Handling / Lifting Biological
    Entanglement Manual handling Bacterial
    Friction/abrasion Mechanical handling Viral
    Cutting Electricity Fungal
    Shearing Fixed installation Environmental
    Stabbing / puncturing Portable tools and equipment Noise
    Impact Chemicals Vibration
    Crushing Dust / fumes / gas Light
    Drawing-in Toxic Humidity
    High pressure air of fluid injection Irritant Ventilation
    Ejection of parts Sensitising Temperature
    Pressure / vacuum Corrosive Overcrowding
    Display screen equipment Carcinogenic The individual
    Hand tools Nuisance Individual not suited to work
    Transport Fire and Explosion Long hours
    Works vehicles Flammable materials / gases / liquids High work rate
    Mechanical handling Explosion Violence to staff
    People / vehicle interface Means of escape / alarms / detection Stress
    Access Particles and dust Lone working
    Slips, trips and falls Inhalation Pregnancy
    Falling or moving objects Ingestion Trainees / young people
    Obstruction or projection Abrasion of skin or eye Other factors
    Working at height Radiation Other factors
    Confined spaces Ionizing Poor maintenance
    Excavations Non-ionizing Lack of training / supervision / information

    Risk rating calculation – High, Medium, Low

    Severity Likelihood
    1 Slight Injuries requiring first aid and minor ill health 1 Low Harm will seldom RISK RATING =
    effects occur SEVERITY x LIKELIHOOD
    2 Serious Injuries causing absence of more than 3 days 2 Medium Harm will frequently
    or significant health effects reversible occur 1 LOW; 2-4 MEDIUM; 6-9 HIGH
    3 Major Death, or major injury (RIDDOR) or 3 High Certain or near certain
    irreversible health damage harm will occur

    Risk Assessment Skills Page 4

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