Quick Guide for the Use of the Risk Assessment Template

Terminology
Hazard is source (or object) of a potential condition that can cause damage or harm to people, propert
Hazard/Threat
Threat, in security term, is associated with a person who has intent to cause harm to other people, ani
Possible Accident / Ill-
Health/Adverse
Impact Adverse event that may result from a hazard or threat.
Likelihood Measure of the probability of an event occuring.
Severity Magnitude of the impact or consequence of an event occuring.
Risk Evaluation Assessment of existing risk controls to manage the risk (severity and/or likelihood) associated with an i
Risk Control Additional risk controls that are identified to reduce the risk level from "High" to "Low" or "Medium" le
Safety Risk Risk associated with an occurrence that can result in injury or harm to personnel or public safety.
Security Risk Risk associated with an occurrence that can result in threat to facility or public security.
Dual-use Risk Risk associated with (life sciences in this context) research that is intended to benefit, but which may e

Key to Risk Prioritisation (RPN) for implementation of actions

Color RPN Risk Acceptability*

Green <5 Low Risk Acceptable

Amber 5 – 14 Medium Risk Tolerable

 ≥ 15 overall score or Catastrophic
Red High Risk Not acceptable
score for Severity of Consequence

* Institutions may set Risk Acceptability levels that correspond to lower RPN scores and require additional risk controls to be im
 Definition/Description
age or harm to people, property or the environment. Category of hazard e.g. biological, chemical, mechanical, physical, electrical, radiolog
ause harm to other people, animals, or the institution.

likelihood) associated with an identified hazard/threat.

"High" to "Low" or "Medium" level before work is allowed to commence.
ersonnel or public safety.
public security.
ded to benefit, but which may easily be misapplied to do harm.

Recommended Action
To manage by routine procedures.
No additional risk control measures may be needed.
Interim risk control measures, such as administrative controls or PPE, may be implemented while longer term measures are be
A careful evaluation of the hazards should be carried out to ensure that the risk level is reduced to as low as reasonably practi
 Work shall not start. There should not be any interim risk control measures.
High risk level must be reduced to at least medium risk before work is allowed to start.
Management review is required before work starts.

e additional risk controls to be implemented for Medium Risk, not just High Risk activities.
hed.
P) within a defined period, for example 6 months.
Inventory of Work Activities Form
Department, Activity or Trade Assessed:
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1. This form is to be completed before filling in the Risk Assessment Form.
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copied over to the Work Activity column in the Risk Assessment Form.
Risk Register Cover Sheet
Workplace Name
RA Ref. No. Department Process / Activity Location RA Approval Date

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Risk Assessment Form
Department: Electrical wiring and lighting (M&E Service)

Process :Installation of electrical

cables, components &lights
Process/Activity Location :1Balestier road

Original Assessment Date : 05/02/2023

Last review date:

Next review date: 04/02/2026

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

Ref Work Activity Hazard Possible

injury/ill- health

1 Mandatory requirements (Mobilization of Untrained personnel Serious Injury/

personnel/equipment on site) damage to
property

2 Delivery Lorries making deliveries of Due to congested area, Serious Injury/

materials and equipment to site delivery lorry knocking passer- damage to
by or into gate property

3 Installation of brackets Falling materials from height Head injuries to

passer-by/
property damage

4 working at height using scaffold Fall from height due to Death/sprains/

scaffold collapse dislocation

5 Drilling of holes into concrete walls and slaps Electric shock Death/serious
using hand drill injury

6 Storage of materials on site (Electrical cables, Toppling of stacked material in Serious

lights and other components ) designated area Injury/damage to
property

7 working at height (Using scissor lift/ boom Toppling of scissor lift/ boom Death/serious
lift) lift due to untrained operators. body injuries
falling from sides of scissor
lift/boom lift
8 Working at heights using platform ladder Fall from heigh as ladder Superficial
topples. cuts/sprains and
dislocations. head
injuries
Notes:
 RA Leader: Siva Approved by: Siva

RA Member 2: Guru Signature:

Name : Siva
RA Member 3: Thirumal
RA Member 4: Mrugan Designation: Project Dir

RA Member 5: Vinayagan Date: 05/02/2023

RISK EVALUATION RISK CONTROL

Existing risk controls S L RPN Additional Controls S L

>>Statutory safety 4 2 8 >>All personnel to 4 1

training and in house attend the in house
safety training training
>>Implement of >>Worker are
emergency evacuation to be briefed on risk
Banks man to be 4 2 8 >> Lorry drivers to 4 1
plan, fall protection assessment and have
deployed when observe a speed
plan& lifting plan daily toolbox
delivery lorry is on limit of 15Km/hr or
>>Proper meeting before work
site to give directions less >>Trained
material storage and commences
to the driver in traffic controller to
Area
signagebelow 5 2 10 >>Close supervision 5 1
congested area deployed to control
installation of>>brackets
PPE by site supervisor,
traffic
Requirement
is to be barricaded up, all hand tools are to
banks
>>Pre-inspection
man is to be of be strapped to the
machinery,
deployed there
equipment
to keep worker's wrist
Ensure that concrete 5 2 10 Extra constant 5 1
and electrical
others walkingtools
in the
floor is stable,metal monitoring by the
work
>>RAareabriefing and
scaffold to be erected WAH supervisor
daily toolbox meeting
with base >>Workers
before work
plates/castor wheels are instructed during
Electrical
>>Permittools are to 5
to work 2 10 Provide and attend 5 1
toolbox meeting
be protected
system by RCCB
and its training, sockets of
>>Proper installation daily that they are
or double insulated,
requirements approved types and
of hand rails and toe not allowed to stand
Need check tools of correct colour are
boards on the hand rails and
condition before start to be used
All trunking are to be 4 2 8 work
All loose materials 4 1
work
stacked not more then to be stored in boxes
1 meter height. and covered. worker
storage area is to be are to be remained in
barricaded daily tool box
Workers operating the 5 2 10 Extra constant 5 1
meeting of storage
scissor lift/boom lift monitoring by the
materials
are to be attend and WAH supervisor.
completed the MEWP any non-compliance
course approved by to the SWP found,
platform ladders are to 5 2 10 Supervisors to brief 5 1
M.O.M scissor all work to be
be used for light duty workers on 3 points
lifts/ boom lift are to stopped and works
activities. no of contact. permit
be operated on even to be retrained
work at height of to work at heights to
and stable floors. daily
more then 2M is applied."buddy
pre-checks to be
allowed to be carried system" isPage
to be of Page(s)
carried out by
out on ladders. place when using the
operators to ensure
ladder
everything is in order
Approved by: Siva Reference Number

Signature:

Name : Siva

Designation: Project Director

Date: 05/02/2023

RPN Implemen Due Date Remarks

tation Person

4 safety 21/02/2023 to
coordinator, 31/12/2023
site supervisor

4 Site supervisor 21/02/2023 to

5/07/2023

5 site supervisor 31/02/2023-

31/06/2023

5 site supervisor 31/02/2023 to

and WAH 31/7/2023
supervisor

5 Site supervisor 21/02/2023 to

31/12/2023

4 Site supervisor 21/02/2023 to

31/12/2023

5 Site supervisor 21/02/2023 to

and WAH 31/12/2023
supervisor

5 Site supervisor 21/02/2023 to

& WAH 31/12/2023
supervisor