Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
Unit 1. Health , Safety and welfare in construction and the Built Environment
RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk assessment
• Is a methodology used to decide
on priorities and to set
objectives for eliminating
hazards and reducing risks.
• If you find that you cannot do a job in accordance with the Method
Statement do not start work until you have spoken to your supervisor
Forms of risk assessment
• A quantitative risk assessment attempts to measure the risk
by relating the probability of the risk occurring to the possible
severity of the outcome and then giving the risk a numerical
value. * used in situations where a malfunction could be very
serious.
Meaning of colors
green (okay with existing controls)
yellow (further measures)
red( work being risk assessed is too dangerous to continue with)
Look closely at the reinforcing rods sticking
out of this slab that is ready to be cast.
What do you notice?
The rods have caps over them to protect
operatives should they fall onto the rods.
IDERR
Identify the hazards
• Hazard identification is the crucial first step of risk
assessment. Only significant hazards, which could result
in serious harm to people, should be identified. Trivial
hazards should be ignored.
Special cases
• There are several groups of persons who require an additional
risk assessment due to their being more ‘at risk’ than other
groups. Three such groups will be considered – young
persons, expectant and nursing mothers and disabled workers.
Environmental aspects
• Working within hot and cold environments
• Working over water
• Confined spaces
• Access and egress
Methods of hazard identification on a construction site
• Observation of work environment (How can you identify the
hazards on a construction site? The most useful method is by
direct observation.
• Checklists and method statements
• Checklists are a standard sheet produced for a particular
workplace environment. The hazards are then identified by a
safety audit or inspection which involves walking around the
environment and ticking off the hazards from the pre-set list.
• The use of accident data
• Safety inspections and audits
FES Risk Assessment
Description of Project – Installing wooded staircase between ground floor and first floor of domestic house
Section 4 – Guidance
Severity: (S) 1= no injury/illness 2=first aid injury/illness 3=minor injury /illness up to 3 days away 4=3+ day injury illness 5=major
injury/illness 6=fatality or disabling injury or illness.
Likelihood: (L) 1=very remote 2=improbable 3=possible 4=probable 5=likely 6=certainty
Risk Rating (RR) = (SxL) Priority rating: 14+ High Medium 5-13 Low 1-4