© Imperial College London 1 Risk Assessments & Standard Operating Procedures Dr Ann Maconnachie CMIOSH Departmental Safety Officer.

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© Imperial College London 1 Risk Assessments & Standard Operating Procedures Dr Ann Maconnachie CMIOSH Departmental Safety Officer

Risk Assessments Why carry out risk assessments? Legislation requires it, for example, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations, Manual Handling regs and others To identify possible hazards To ensure appropriate controls are in place To reduce the risk of harm

Risk Assessments How do you carry out a risk assessment? What are the hazards? For example, are they electrical, chemical or biological? How might you, or anyone affected by the activity, be harmed? For example, by contact, ingestion, inhalation. What control measures need to be put in place? For example, test all electrical equipment, use a fume-cupboard, wear protective equipment.

Risk Assessments Types of assessment you may have to carry out. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) risk assessment Standard Operating Procedure risk assessment Using forms already designed for you to use

Risk Assessments

Standard Operating Procedure form

Risk Assessments

Finally Once a form is completed get your supervisor to check and approve it. Supervisors and Principal Investigators are responsible for any work carried out by their students and staff Risk assessments are not completed until they have been checked and registered by the DSO. If you have any questions please come and see me ( Bone 323,

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