NEBOSH National General Certificate

Unit 8

Manual Handling Risk Assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT5 STEPSSTEP 1STEP 2STEP 4STEP 5STEP 3IDENTIFY HAZARDSWHO IS AT RISK AND HOWEVALUATERISKRECORDFINDINGSREVIEWPROCESSManual Handling

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 1IDENTIFY HAZARDSLOOK AT:THE LOADTHE INDIVIDUAL HEAVY?HOT OR COLD?SHARP EDGES?CENTRE OF GRAVITY?UNEVEN SHAPE?POWDER OR LIQUID?MALE OR FEMALE?UNFIT?YOUNG OR OLD?LARGE OR SMALL?OVERWEIGHT?DISABLED?TRAINED?

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 1IDENTIFY HAZARDSLOOK AT:THE TASKDOES IT INVOLVETHE ENVIRONMENTTWISTING?STRETCHING?PULLING?REPETITION?PUSHING?BENDING?HOT OR COLD?DIFFERENT LEVELS?LIGHT OR DARK?LOW CEILINGS?CRAMPED SPACE?FLOOR CONDITION?

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 2DECIDE WHO IS AT RISKAND HOWWHO IS AT RISK?

HOW?OPERATORSMAINTENANCE WORKERSSHIFT WORKERSLONE WORKERSCONTRACTORS/VISITORSNEW/EXPECTANT MOTHERSYOUNG PERSONSATOPIC WORKERSEXPOSURE TO:CHEMICALS DUST, LIQUID, GASNOISE / VIBRATIONMANUAL HANDLINGMACHINERYRADIATION ETC.HOW MANY ARE EXPOSED?FOR HOW LONG?TO HOW MUCH?

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 3EVALUATE RISKLIKELIHOOD OF HARM OCCURRING x SEVERITY OF OUTCOMECONSIDER EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

ARE THEY SUFFICIENT?DOES MORE NEED TO BE DONE?RISK

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 4RECORDFINDINGSA LEGAL REQUIREMENTALLOWS FUTURE REFERENCESHOWS COMPLIANCEAUDITABLE

RISK ASSESSMENTSTEP 5REVIEWPROCEDUREAFTER CHANGETO:LEGISLATIONLEGISLATIONPROCEDURESPROCEDURESTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGYPERSONNELPERSONNELWORKPLACELAYOUTWORKPLACE LAYOUTEQUIPMENTEQUIPMENTAND AFTER:AN INCIDENTAN INCIDENTTIMETIMEIF DOUBTEXISTSIF DOUBT EXISTS OVER VALIDITY OF CURRENT ASSESSMENT

RISK ASSESSMENTSHOULD BE SUITABLE AND SUFFICIENTAPPROPRIATE TO THE WORKPLACEIDENTIFIES THE FORESEEABLE HAZARDSALLOWS CONTROLS AND PRIORITIES TO BE SETSHOULD REMAIN VALID OVER TIME

RISK MANAGEMENTCONTROLESIRSGIPELIMINATESUBSTITUTEISOLATEREDUCESAFE SYSTEMSGOOD HOUSEKEEPINGI.I.T.S.P.P.E.

RISK MANAGEMENTMONITORTO ENSURE THAT THE CONTROL MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ARE REDUCING THE RISKS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.

RISK MANAGEMENTRISK ASSESSCONTROLMONITORIDENTIFYHAZARDSDECIDE WHO IS ATRISK AND HOWEVALUATERISKRECORDFINDINGSREVIEW PROCESSASSESSRISKELIMINATESUBSTITUTEISOLATEREDUCESAFESYSTEMSGOODHOUSEKEEPINGI.I.T.S.PPECONTROLTO CHECKCONTROLSMONITORSUMMARY