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Practical Risk Management

Alan Lee

Norwich Union Risk Services.

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Management Systems


HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management

Policy

Organising

Plan & Impl

Measure

Review

Audit

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Audit and reviewAudit and review

Measure your performanceMeasure your performance

Plan and set standardsPlan and set standards

Organise your staffOrganise your staff

Set your policySet your policy

Health and Safety Management Systems


HSG65- 1 Set Your Policy

•The General Policy Statement

•The Organisation

•The Arrangements Arrangements

Organisation

Policy


HSG65- 2 Organise Your Staff

•Competence

•Control

•Co-operation

•Communication

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Competence

• Identify Skills Needed for Tasks

• Instruction and Training

• Special Training etc.for Higher Risks

• Rules to Reflect Main Hazards

• Knowledge on Procedures and Devices

• Emergencies


Control

• Lead by Example

• Individuals Identified for Particular Tasks

- Risk Assessments- Preparing Safety Rules- Inspections etc.

• Employee’s Role

• Level of Authority

• Rules Enforced


Co-operation

• If it’s Important - Discuss it

• Involve Safety Reps.

• Active Involvement makes Adoption Easy

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Communication

• Provide Information

• Rules must be Communicated Clearly

• Regular Discussions

• Give Feedback for Ideas


HSG65- 3 Plan and Set Standards

•Setting objectives

Risk assessment process-

•Identify hazards

•Assess risks

•Decide upon controls

•Implement controls and performance standards

•Develop a positive safety culture


HSG65- 4 Measure Your Performance

• Proactive monitoring

- Inspections / audits

• Reactive monitoring

- Accident investigations /

accident book / absence

records

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HSG65- 5 Audit and Review

•Initial status review

•Policy

•Organising

•Planning and Implementation

•Measure performance

•Audit

•Periodic status review

Policy

Organising

Plan & Act

Measure

Review

Audit


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Practical Risk Assessment


Risk Assessment(Regulation 3) Management of H&SAW Regs.

• All Employers (including Self Employed)• Adequate assessment of Health and Safety risks to

employees and others

• Aim : To identify control measures

• Regular revision

• Written assessment (5 or more employees)

• Significant findings• Risk groups

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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations

… suitable and sufficient assessment of risks...

… record significant risks...


Preventive and Protective Measures

take particular account of:• the inexperience, lack of awareness and immaturity of young

persons

• the fitting out and layout of the workplace and work stations

• the nature, duration and degree of exposure to physical, biological and chemical agents

• the form, range and use of work equipment and the way it is handled

• the organisation of processes and activities

• the extent of training for young persons• risks from specific agents, processes and work activities

Practical Risk Assessment

identify the hazards

evaluate the risks

implement the controls

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Hazard

A hazard is a situation with the

potentialfor causing injury

Hazards

•physical

•chemical

•biological

•ergonomic

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Identify the Hazards•Asphyxiation

•Burning

•Biological agent

•Chemical exposure,

•Harmful substances,

•Corrosive

•Very Toxic/Toxic etc.

•CO2 Protected areas

•Compressed air

•Drowning

•Ergonomic hazards

•Electricity

•Fire

•Intoxication

•Live parts

•Mechanical/machinery

•Noise

•Other conflicts

•Oxygen deficiency

•Physical injury

•Restricted access/egress

•Solvent explosion

•Steam

•Thermal

•Vibration

•Water

•Working at height

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Risk

Likelihood

x

Consequences


CONTROL MEASURES HIERARCHY

• E Eliminate

• R Reduce

• I Inform

• C Control

• P PPE

• D Discipline

Outcome

Likelihood

3

2

1

MinorInjury

MajorInjury

Death

Medium

High

Low

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Risk Assessment

Risk = Likelihood X Consequence

Likelihood RiskScore Consequences

Remote - Would not happen in 5years 1 Minor injury

Unlikely - Would not happen in 2-3years 2 Lost time injury/illness

Likely- Would expect to happenonce a year 3 Serious injury

disablementVery Likely - Could occur 2 or 3

times a year 4 Death

A Certainty- likely to happen at anymoment 5 Multiple fatality


Risk Rating

Value Riskrating

Risk Control

20-25

Very High Prevent activity.

15-20

High Urgent actionprovide additional

controls.11-15 Medium Consider additional

controls as soonpossible.

7-11 Low Non urgent actionrequired

1-7 Very Low No Action required


Assess the Risk and Define the SSOW

• Carry out a risk assessment

• Where the risk is of an unacceptable level and and the process cannot be eliminated or made safe:

• Define and record the SSOW

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Safe Systems of Work

Organised set of elements working together to achieve a common objective

Required when hazards presented by a particular activity cannot be physically

eliminated and some element of risk remains.


Method Statements

• Clear outline of the task to be done

• Hazards and control measures

• Agreed safe systems of work

• Regular inspections that MS is working

• Dynamic document, subject to controlled amendment


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Other important issues

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Health and Safety training

• Induction

• Formal

• On -the job

• Verbal instruction

• Records


CONTROL OF CONTRACTORS• Duties under HASAW Act and Management

Regs.• Select a suitable Contractor and establish

competence• Joint Risk Assessment• Provide Information, Instruction and Training• Co-operation and Co-ordination• Management, Supervision and Monitoring of

contract works• Review of Contractor performance


Benefits of effective Health and Safety management systems• Reduction in accidents / injuries / losses

• Reduction in associated costs

• Reduction in Civil Law claims and legal costs

• Reduction in insurance premiums

• Improvement in moral

• Improvement in business efficiency and productivity

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