HAZARD REGISTERS

Introduction.

The definition of hazard is a situation that has the potential to harm a person, the environment or damage property. A Hazard Register is a summarised record of the hazards identified in a business, work place or where the hazards occur, and the tasks, machinery or situations with which they are associated. Some of the definition of A Hazard Register is a list of all the identified hazards in a particular area, including the risk level and the controls implemented to manage the hazard. All the information of hazard very important and In this task you will only need to record the initial hazard information. In later activities you will use the same register to record the risk level assessed for the hazard and control strategies in place. All Plant in a particular area is recorded in a Plant Register and workplace substances (hazardous, dangerous and/or controlled substances) are recorded in a Workplace Substances Register for each local area.

Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to guideline some of the early action to carry out and save that area those keeping the hazard. These procedures outline the requirements for the conduct of regular inspections in workplaces to identify hazards as required by the DOSH and NIOSH Section 1.3.2 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment. Regular workplace inspections are a way of identifying hazards in the workplace. Inspections also provide a system to monitor whether hazards have been fixed, and whether hazard controls are working.

HAZARD REGISTER
BSU of Code Practise 2.1 Identification and elimination of hazards. 2.2 Health & Safety Refer to Act DOSH and inspections check guide, NIOSH 2.5 Monitoring risk 2.6 A guide to Risk Assessment 5.1 First Aid Information 5.3 Accident Reporting Form Slips, trips & falls - Steps/stairs, walkway slippery. Fall from a height eg Ladder Inadequate lighting Injury from slip, trip or fall Injury from slip, trip or fall Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations Work at Height Regulations Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations Manual Handling Operations Regulations PPE at Work Regulations Health and Safety (Display Screen 3.3 Office Workstation 6.2 Manual Handling 7.1 Good housekeeping

Hazard

Risk

Specific Legislation

General

Injury from a fall

6.4 Working at Height

Manual handling eg moving heavy/awkward loads Falling objects

Back or musculoskeletal injury

Head injury

Display screen equipment,

Eye strain, wrist

eg PC work stations

injuries (RPI)

Equipment) Regulations

Risk Assessment 6.3 Safety of Electrical Apparatus

Lone working

Delay in emergency response Injury accident due to lack of attention Injury, exposure to substances

Management of Health 3.5 Lone & Safety at Work Working Regulations Working Time Regulations 4.13 Policy for hours driving U vehicles

Extended work hours

Laboratory safety

DSEAR (Dangerous 2.11 Substances & Supervision of Explosive substances students. Regulations), COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous 2.12 Laboratory to Health Safety Guidance

Workshop safety

Injury from contact with machinery/ substances

PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations), DSEAR,COSHH

2.11 Supervision of students. 2.13 Workshop safety procedures

Driving a vehicle

Injury

Management of Health 4.10 Travel & Safety at Work Risk Regulations Assessment 4.12 Policy for driving U vehicles by staff, 4.13 Policy for hours driving U vehicles Management of Health 4.10 Travel & Safety at Work Risk Regulations Assessment Management of Health 4.11 Foreign & Safety at Work

Travel

Injury / Sickness

Foreign Travel

Injury / Sickness

Regulations Window Cleaning Fall from a height Work at Regulations

Travel Height 6.5 Window cleaning requirements, 6.4 Working at height

Domestic Staff Work

Injury

Work at Regulations

Height 2.15 Safety Guide for Domestic Staff

Fire Fire Emergency eg electrical equipment faults, cooking oil fire, arson Flammable liquids and gases Fire Emergency Fire Precautions 7.1 to 7.15 (Places of Work) Fire Codes of Regulations Practice DSEAR (Dangerous Substances & Explosive substances Regulations) 2.12 Laboratory Safety Guidance, 2.14 Substance Risk assessments, 6.7 Hot Work Permit Blow torches Burns, inhalation of hazardous gases DSEAR 2.13 Workshop safety Guidance, 2.14 Substance Risk Assessment, 6.7 Hot Work Permit 7.1 Good Housekeeping & Prevention of Fires. 2.14 Substance Assessment

Burns, inhalation of hazardous gases

Gas heaters/appliances

Burns, inhalation of hazardous gases

DSEAR

Geologically/biologically Asphyxiation, produced gases burns in confined spaces,eg sewers

Confined Space Regulations

Chemical Toxic, harmful, corrosive or irritant substances, dusts

Inhalation of substances hazardous to health Inhalation of substance hazardous to health

COSHH (Control of 2.14 Substance Substances Hazardous Assessment to Health) Control of Asbestos Control of Regulations Asbestos 2.14 Substance Assessment 2.21 Management & Control of Asbestos Control of Lead Work Regulations at 2.14 Substance Assessment

Asbestos

Lead

Inhalation of substance hazardous to health Burns, injury caused by missiles etc. Asphyxiation

Flammable, oxidising, explosive substances

DSEAR

2.14 Substance Assessment

Asphyxiating atmospheres, including lack of oxygen Ponds, water courses

Confined Space Regulations

2.14 Substance Assessment

Drowning

4.8, 4.9 Children etc. visits

Smoke

Cancer etc

Smoke Regulations Health Act 2006

Free 3.6 Smoke Free Work Areas

Physical Noise

Hearing loss

Noise at Work Regulations

5.7 Noise Prevention and Control 6.3 Safety of Electrical Apparatus

Electricity eg faulty portable equipment/appliances or fixed installations

Electric shock, electrical burns, fire

Electricity at Work Regulations

Vibration

Hand, arm and whole body injury Hypothermia, hot/cold burns, heat stress, fire

Vibration at Work Regulations

5.8 Vibration

High or low temperatures eg spillage of hot liquids Ionising radiation from radiation sources science laboratories, naturally occurring radon Non-ionising radiation eg lasers, LEDs, microwaves

Workplace 3.1 Workplace (Health,Safety & facilities Welfare) Regulations

Somatic and hereditary effects

Ionising Radiations 2.14 Guidance Regulations on Radon Management

Injury from local heating of body.

High pressure fluids

Injury from rupture of equipment Hypothermia etc.

Pressure System Safety Regulations

Extreme weather eg severe storms, lightening Biological Body fluids (eg blood)

Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations

1.10 Emergency Planning

Aids etc

COSHH Regulations

2.16 Cleaning of spills involving body fluids

Legionella bacteria eg contaminated water aerosols from showers/air conditioning systems.

Legionnaires Disease (Legionellosis)

COSHH Regulations

2.14 Substance Assessment 2.22 Prevention and Control Legionella

Hepatitis B virus

Contact with human blood or excreta

COSHH Regulations

2.14 Substance Assessment

Leptospirosis bacterium (contact with contaminated watercourses) Mechanical Power tools/equipment, mobile equipment, abrasive wheels

Leptospirosis (WeilsDisease)

COSHH Regulations

2.14 Substance Assessment

Injury by Contact with dangerous machinery, handarm vibration Injury from collapse of equipment

PUWER ( Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) PUWER, LOLER (Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations)

6.1 Workplace Equipment

Lifting equipment, including cranes

6.1Workplace Equipment

Personal Employment of Young Persons (16-18 years old) New or expectant mothers

Injury due to inexperience/ lack of knowledge Increased risk of exposure to harmful substances etc Abuse, assaults, harassment

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 5.5 New and expectant mothers

Violence at work

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations CDM (Construction (Design &Management) Regulations 5.6 Stress

Stress at work

Ill health

Contractors

Injury

6.6 Contractors Safety Agreements

Home Working

Injury

3.9 Homeworking First Aid at Work Regulations 5.1 First Aid Information 5.2 First Aid Personnel

Acute Injury or medical condition needing First Aid

Injury

Work space

Offices, Shop and Railway Premises Act

3.2 Workspace in offices

Following the identification of hazards and documentation in the hazard register, it is necessary to review the identified hazards to ensure controls remain appropriate and effective. The hazard register should be reviewed and hazard controls reassessed on an annual basis as a minimum. Where there are events such as accidents or incidents, review of the hazard controls occurs at that time, as per the investigation process. The review should occur prior to the review of departmental health and safety objectives to identify any areas that require targeting for the following year.

The Departmental Health and Safety Officer (DHSO) is primarily responsible for the review and evaluation of hazard controls. The DHSO is responsible to make any changes to the hazard register and for the co-ordination of any changes to training, provision of information, etc. As with any hazard identification process, it is preferable that you involve those employees that work with the recorded hazards. The review can be completed at a staff meeting or with a small group of representatives from your department. The HOD should attend the review if possible, and a formal report needs to be made by the DHSO to the HOD.

The Hazard Review and Evaluation Checklist is available below. Use this checklist as a prompt and guide when reviewing your hazards. If you are able to answer yes to any of the points, complete the checklist for that particular hazard as a record of your review. Check the OSH website prior to the review to identify any new documentation or publications that relate to your area of work. Check with the UHSM if there are any areas of specific concern that you need to be aware of, such as changes to legislation, University policies, etc

Arrange the meeting - ensure that staff or their representatives are prepared with any particular H&S issues that are of concern. Arrange the resources - copies of the hazard register should be available for reference and copies of the checklist. The accident and incident register will need to be referred to as well. Depending on your workplace it may be appropriate to break the review into specific areas such as office, laboratory, fieldwork for review. Start with reviewing the hazards/issues that representatives bring to the table. Ensure that the issues are recorded as hazards in the register. Review the accident/incident reports - where there are more than one report resulting from the same hazard or where the harm or potential for harm is significant, review for improved hazard management if this has not already occurred through the investigation procedure. Record notes of the discussion who attended, date, time and location. Record any changes as notes/minutes and on the checklist. For issues that are not easily resolved you may need to advise the UHSA or an external consultant to advise on appropriate controls. The UHSA Hazard Notification form can be used for this purpose or a written report. Where changes are identified, ensure that someone is identified as responsible to effect the changes within a specified time frame. The changes need to be signed off either by the HOD or DHSO.

Identify reasonable timeframes for any changes to be implemented. This timeframe can be reviewed if required. Identified changes can be developed into health and safety objectives for the following year. With any proposed changes to controls, ensure that a review period is identified. Follow up on any difficulties identified with the new controls.

This checklist is designed as a prompt for when reviewing the hazard register.

1. Has there been any accidents/incidents associated with any particular hazards? 2. Has any new equipment been purchased? 3. Have any modifications occurred to plant, building or processes? 4. Have any new courses or procedures been introduced into the Department? 5. Are there any new publications that relate to any of the identified hazards? 6. Has there been any University policy changes that relate to identified hazards? 7. Has there been any specific concerns/comments by staff or students?

Conclusion

This procedure outlines the requirements for the management of hazards and provides a standard model for hazard management. The procedure fulfils the employers duty under the OHS&W Regulations 1995 to identify the hazards associated with the Universitys work activities, the working environment, the use of plant and equipment and also to assess levels of risk and implement appropriate risk control measures.

As with all stages of the hazard management process, consultation is required to ensure that management, staff at all levels and contractors can make a contribution to the identification, assessment and control of risks associated with hazards. For specific OHS hazards there may be legislation, codes of practice or Australian standards that will provide information to assist in the identification of what controls should be implemented.

If an identified hazard does not meet legislative requirements the use of plant, substance or work process is to be ceased immediately and locked out (if necessary) until modifications have been made that make the plant, substance or work process legally compliant. Controlling hazards is critical to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.

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