Risk Assessments

Question 1

What are the 5 steps of a risk assessment?

Answer 1

1) identify the hazards
2) Assess the risks
3) Control the risk
4) Record findings
5) Review controls

Question 2

What are the 6 Hierarchy of controls?

Answer 2

1) Elimination
2) Reduction/substitution
3) Isolation
4) Engineering controls
5) Administrative
6) PPE

Question 3

What is the purpose of engineering controls?

Answer 3

To separate hazards from the operation (e.g. enclosing or guarding the danger)

Question 4

What are administrative controls?

Answer 4

The implementation of policies and procedures to reduce the risk (e.g. safety signage, training and certification, safe working practices)

Question 5

What is substitution?

Answer 5

Replacing the materials or processes with less hazardous alternatives.

Question 6

In the risk assessment, how is the severity score and risk level calculated?

Answer 6

Likelihood x severity = severity score

Question 7

Asides from risk assessments, what other measures can be used to improve health and safety?

Answer 7

First aiders
Accident record books
Signage
Communication systems
Safe systems of work

Question 8

What is a dynamic risk assessment? Why are they needed?

Answer 8

A process of evaluating and managing risks that occur in a changing situation, which is important in certain environments that are always changing and a general risk assessment would not be accurate. A risk assessment might not always be prepared.

Question 9

Give 3 examples of a situation where a dynamic risk assessment might be used.

Answer 9

Rescuing animals (e.g. RSPCA)
Adverse weather conditions
Emergency situations (e.g. escaped animal)