Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Kirklees College Risk Assessment

Activity: Using Fixed Pillar Drill

Area: Engineering Workshop
Groups of People at Risk:
(Please state numbers Employees X Students
X Visitors Contractors Other
where known )
Ref. No: Version No. 1 Assessor(s) Richard Poole, Andrew Green
Assessment date 15/04/2021 Review Date 15/04/2023

Signature of Kirklees College Health & Safety Advisor: R Poole Date: 15/04/2021

Signature of Local Safety Representative to acknowledge receipt: Date:

Signature of Head of Department: Date:

RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEW

Review Date Are there Have any new Next Review Person
any Actions Hazards* Date Reviewing
outstanding been Assessment
YES/NO identified
YES/NO

* THIS RISK ASSESSMENT MUST BE SHARED WITH ALL INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITY*
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Ref Work Activity and Control Likeli- Sev- Risk Are further Control Likeli- Sev- Resi-
No. Hazards Measures Required hood erity Level Measures Required? hood erity dual
Risk
By When and Person Level
Responsible
Entanglement from *Interlocking guards to prevent access. 1 4 4
contact with a *Emergency stop button fitted under
moving drill bit could PUWER.
cause *All students undertake Pillar Drill Safety
musculoskeletal Induction.
injuries, cuts and *All students supervised at all times whilst
abrasions. using machinery.
*EN166 Safety glasses must be worn when 1 4 4
opetating machinery.
Projectile materials *Interlocking guards enclose and projectile
could cause injury to material.
eyes and cuts & *Pillar Drill Safety Induction.
abrasions. *All students supervised when operating
machinery.

Poor manual *Always use two hands to move the vice. 1 3 3

handling of the vice *Use T bolt set up to fix vice in position.
could lead to *Pillar Drill Safety Induction.
musculoskeletal Supervision of students at all times.
injuries.
Electricution from a
*Pillar Drill Safety Induction. 1 5 5
*Pre Start checks on all machinery.
damaged drill could
Safety shoes must be worn in area at all
lead to various
times.
injuries and even
*Isolation switch located next to machine.
death.
*Students supervised at all times.
Spring loaded return *Pillar Drill Safety Induction. 1 3 3
handle could strike a *Adjustable workstation to minimise handle
person in the face movement.
causing cuts, *Pre start checks on all machinery.
abrasions and eye *Students supervised at all times.
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CRITERIA FOR ESTIMATING RISKS

LIKELIHOOD OF HARM OCCURING CRITERIA

An incident will only occur in exceptional circumstances and is a
1 Very Unlikely
very rare
2 Unlikely An incident is not likely to occur

3 Fairly Likely An incident may occasionally occur whilst the event is taking place

4 Likely An incident is likely to occur whilst the event is taking place

5 Very Likely An incident is almost certain to occur whilst the event is taking place

SEVERITY OF HARM OCCURING CRITERIA

Insignificant/very slight Injury – Not likely to require any treatment,
1 Insignificant
no financial loss
Minor injuries/ill health requiring first aid, minimal financial loss to the
2 Minor
College
Injury/ill health requiring time off work, may impact the college due to
3 Moderate
the financial loss sustained
Major injury requiring hospital treatment and possibly life changing,
4 Major
excessive financial loss to the College
Death or High impact on the future running of the college through
5 Catastrophic
financial losses

RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

L 5 5 10 15 20 25
I Numerical Risk Rating
K 4 4 8 12 16 20
E
L 3 3 6 9 12 15
i
H
2 2 4 6 8 10
O
O
D 1 1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
CONSEQUENCE

5 Moderate Moderate Substantial Intolerable Intolerable

L Explanatory Risk rating
I
K 4 Tolerable Moderate Substantial Substantial Intolerable
E
L 3 Tolerable Moderate Moderate Substantial Substantial
i
H 2 Trivial Tolerable Moderate Moderate Moderate
O
O 1 Trivial Trivial Tolerable Tolerable Moderate
D
1 2 3 4 5
CONSEQUENCE
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Risk Rating Explanations
RISK LEVEL ACTION AND TIMESCALES
TRIVIAL No action is required
(LTri)

MODERATE Efforts should be made to reduce the risk(s), but the cost of prevention
(Mod) should be carefully measured and limited. Risk reduction measures
should be implemented within a defined time period.
Where the moderate risk is associated with extremely harmful
consequences, further assessment may be necessary to establish more
precisely the likelihood of harm as a basis for determining the need for
improved control measures
SUBSTANTIAL Work should not be started until the risk has been reduced. Considerable
(HSub) resources may have to be allocated to reduce the risk. Where the risk
involves work in progress, urgent action should be taken.
INTOLERABLE Work should not be started or continued until the risk has been reduced.
(HInt) If it is not possible to reduce risk even with unlimited resources. Work
has to remain prohibited.

Low/Medium/High Converted Risk Levels

Converted Risk
Level Conversion Explanation

Low Low Risk Level – Incorporates both Trivial and Tolerable risk ratings (1-
4)

Medium Risk Level – Covers Moderate risk rating (5-10)

Medium

High Risk Level – Incorporates both Substantial and Intolerable risk

High ratings (12 -25)