QUESTION: PREPARE A RISK ASSESSMENT OF ANY WORKING PLACE

A risk assessment is a systematic process of identifying, evaluating, and managing

potential risks associated with electrical systems, equipment, and practices in a
workplace or environment. The goal of conducting a risk assessment in electrical
safety is to prevent electrical hazards, minimize the risk of electrical accidents and
injuries, and ensure compliance with electrical safety standards and regulations.
A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work could cause
harm to people so that you can weight up whether you have taken enough precautions
or should do more to prevent harm

Steps for risk assessments

1. Identify the hazards associated with the task and the electrical system, or electrical
process involved (example: shock hazard risk; arc flash hazard risk).
2. Identify the electrical work or any work to be performed within the system or
process.
3. Define the possible failure modes that result in exposure to hazards and the
potential resultant harm.
4. Assess the severity of the potential injury from the hazards.
5. Determine the likelihood of the occurrence for each hazard.
6. Define the level of risk for the associated hazard.
7. If the level of risk is not acceptable, identify the additional measures or corrective
actions to be taken. Example: wear appropriate PPE and if the risk too great, do not
perform the task.

Example of electrical operation s risk assessment

Electrical Operations Risk Assessment

Done
What are Who and What are you Is there Who When
the hazards how might currently anything will take will
and risks be injured? doing? further you action? action
connected can do to be
to Electrical reduce this taken?
Power? risk?

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without the connection wiring is done Operating staff
necessary is not using the right Procedure members
tools or adequately equipment and (SOP) and
equipment secured, skills Manager
electrical will
personnel monitor.
who come
into contact
with the
conductor
may be
injured.
 Closed Use a PPE, such as Electrical
circuit and multimeter or a an insulating staff
high voltage Electrical test pen to rubber glove, members
energized Workers ensure that the is and
equipment equipment or recommended. Manager
circuit is will
turned off. monitor

Take accurate
measurements.
When
accomplishing
a task, at least
two people are
involved.

Inform the
person in
charge that the
tasks are in
progress

Leaving an Directly - Notify the For Safety Electrical

unfinished Electrical person measure put staff
wiring job. technicians. responsible that “Lock-Out / members
wiring works are Tag-Out”. and
Indirectly - still ongoing. Manager
All will
employees. Before monitor.
leaving the
When an wiring location,
electrician secure the
must leave exposed
an conductor.
unfinished
wiring
installation
Cable on All Verify that Place a All
the floor Employees the cable is "WORK IN Employees
surface visible to PROGRESS"
(temporary other sign next to
) employees. the cable.