Risk Assessment

Location Overall Risk Rating Low Medium High

Division
A Metal Shop, 25 Okporo Road,
Sossay Nig. Ltd.
Rumuodara, Port Harcourt. (All risks considered) □ □ □
Medium
Task Date of Initial Assessment
Grinding of Casting using grinding wheel
Description: 12th October, 2012.
Worker reaches into metal box to the Frequency of Review High Risks 06 Months
right of the machine, grasps a 15-pound casting and Medium Risks 12 Months
Low Risks 24 Months
carries it to grinding wheel. Worker grinds 20 to 30
castings per hour.

Risk Rating Risk Rating

Person at Without Controls With Controls Action
Risk Hazard Potential Risk/Harm Controls Used
Ref No.
L1 S1 RR1 L2 S2 RR2
Operatives, ➢ Picking up a The casting’s weight 3 4 12 Remove castings from the box and place them 2 3 6 (1)
casting, the and height could on a table next to the grinder.
employee could seriously injure the Wear steel-toe shoes with arch protection.
drop it onto his worker’s foot or Change protective gloves that allow a better
foot. toes.
Workers, grip.
Use a device to pick up castings.
➢ Castings have
sharp burns and Can cause severe Use a device such as a clamp to pick up (2)
Other edges. lacerations. castings.
Employees, Wear cut-resistant gloves that allow a good
grip and fit tightly to minimize the chance
➢ Reaching, that they will get caught in grinding wheel.
twisting, and Could result in a
Young lifting 15-pound muscle strain to the Move castings from the ground and place
people, castings from the lower back. them closer to the work zone to minimize
floor. (3)
lifting. Ideally, place them at waist height or
on an adjustable platform or pallet.
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Passersby, Train operative not to twist while lifting and
➢ Noise. reconfigure work stations to minimize
Hearing loss, tinnitus, twisting during lifts.
inability to hear an
alarm etc.
(4)
Men,
➢ Vibration
Hand-Arm Vibration Noise dampness on machines.
Syndrome, whole body
effects.
Women.
Anti vibration handler used.
➢ Work out-of-
. hours / lone Stress/Weakness
working (5)

Division of Labour.
➢ Untrained
operative Personal injury

➢ Grinding Training given to operative (SSOW).

Amputation (6)
machine

Purchased from reputable suppliers.

Isolation and emergency stop button on the

machine.
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Key
Likelihood of Occurrence - (L) Severity of Incident - (S) Risk Rating – (L) X (S)
Extremely unlikely 1 Trivial Injury/Property damage 1 Low Risk Rating 1 to 6 Assessment undertaken by Date
Unlikely 2 Minor / First aid injury 2 Medium Risk / Priority 6 to 10 Ekanem E. U. 12th October, 2012
Likely 3 Reportable Incident 3 High Risk / Priority 11 to 25
Very likely 4 Major Injury 4 Assessment accepted by Date
Almost certain 5 Fatality 5 Sossay E. B. 15th October, 2012