1. MARCH SHE THEME RISK ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

2. Types of Risk Assessments Steps of Risk Assessment
CONTENTS
Definition
Types of Risk Assessments
Steps of Risk Assessment
Protective Equipment
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3. Risk Assessment
“A systematic evaluation of the work place and/or other activities which identifies the hazards present and gives an estimate of the extent of the risks involved”
Risk assessments also take into account the following circumstances:
■ the type and scope of the risks requiring the use of personal protective equipment
■ the conditions of PPE use and surrounding conditions for the work to be performed
■ the workers’ physical constitution required for using personal protective equipment
It can be task based or area based.

4. Area Based
It is used for identifying common hazards in the workplace and also identify TASKS to be individually risk assessed
An example is a risk assessment of administrative areas will lead to the identification of the following hazards:
Slip, trips and falls
Electrical Safety
Computer workstation hazards
Manual Handling

5. Task Based A specific task or job will be risk assessed.
All the hazards associated with the task will be assessed
electrical
biological
chemical
radiation
manual handling
falls from height, etc

6. STEPS TO RISK ASSESSMENT
Step One
Identify the hazards

7. Step Two
Identify who might be harmed

8. Step Three
Evaluate the risks

9. Step Four
Record your findings

10. Step Five
Review the assessment

11. HAZARD/RISK CONTROL
Hazards and risks can be reduced to acceptable levels by:
Elimination of hazard
Reduce by substitution (materials, equipment etc)
Physical safeguards (machinery guarding, extraction etc)
Personal Protective Equipment
Safe working procedures
Combination of all the above

12. MOST COMMON HAZARDS AND REQUIRED PPE
FOOT AND LEG PROTECTION
Crushing or clamping
Items which topple over, fall down or roll
Stepping or kneeling on pointed or sharp items
Contact with hot or cold surfaces or media
Chemical hazards
Bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms
Electrical hazards
Weather, heat, cold, dampness, moisture
EAR PROTECTION
Noise levels endangering hearing (Above 85dB)

13. MOST COMMON HAZARDS AND REQUIRED PPE
HEAD PROTECTION
Falling items
Hitting or bumping into items
Items which swing, topple over or fly off
Contact with hot or cold surfaces or media
Electrical hazards
Weather, heat, cold, dampness
FALLING
Risk of falling
Risk of sinking in
Work at height (2m above ground )

14. MOST COMMON HAZARDS AND REQUIRED PPE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Stabs, cuts, being rubbed sore, dust
Being caught by moving or rotating parts
Edges, saws or other pointed or sharp items
Electrical hazards, including electric voltage and electrostatic charge
Contact with hot or cold surfaces or media, flames, sparks or splashes of hot liquids
Chemical hazards caused by solid, liquid or gaseous substances, particularly when getting into contact with substances which may cause skin damage or permeate through the skin
Severe contamination
Bites and other injuries, particularly caused by animals
Weather, heat, cold, dampness, moisture or

15. MOST COMMON HAZARDS AND REQUIRED PPE
HAND PROTECTION
Cutting, sawing
Hitting or bumping into items
Crushing or clamping; items which topple over, fall down or roll
Impacts
Touching pointed or sharp items
Abrasive items
Chemical hazards caused by solid, liquid or gaseous substances, particularly by substances which may cause skin damage or may permeate through the skin
Thermal hazards caused by solid bodies or liquids (hot or cold to the touch), gases (convective heat)
Bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms
Electrical hazards, including electric current, electric arcs
Vibration
Severe contamination
Weather, heat, cold, dampness, moisture

16. MOST COMMON HAZARDS AND REQUIRED PPE
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
When at risk of breathing in hazardous substances (dusts, welding fumes, corrosive gases)
When oxygen content is too low (below 15 vol%)
EYE PROTECTION/FACE PROTECTION
Foreign bodies and solid bodies, including dusts, chippings, splinters or grains
Being blinded by light
Chemical hazards caused by solid, liquid or gaseous substances
Thermal hazards caused by solid bodies or liquids (hot or cold to the touch), gases (convective heat), infrared radiation, flames Electrical hazards, including electric arcs,

17. Risk Assessments- Assumptions
You have carefully thought out all the angles
You have done it a hundred times
It comes naturally to you
You know what you are doing, it is what you have been trained to do all your life
So nothing could possibly go wrong
Could it ??

18. Think Again!

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