Transcript Health and Safety

Health and Safety
Dynamic Risk Assessment
Aim
To inform the students of the
need for and the importance of a
risk assessment.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session students will:
• Understand the principles of risk
assessment
• Be aware of the strategy of risk
assessment and control.
Dynamic management of risk
Definition:
The continuous process of identifying
hazards, assessing risk, taking action to
eliminate or reduce risk, monitoring and
reviewing, in the rapidly changing
circumstances of an operational incident.
Hazard
The property of a substance, article or
situation which has the potential for
damaging persons, plant, material and
or the environment
The potential to cause harm.
Risk
• The probability of an event occurring in a
given set of circumstances
• RISK = probability of event and severity of
outcome
• Expresses the likelihood that the harm
from a hazardous substance, article or
situation is realised.
Key elements
• Identification of the hazards
• Assessment of the risks associated
with the hazards
• Identification of who is at risk
• The effective application of measures
that control the risk.
Evaluation
For every situation, task and person the
Incident Commander will need to consider;
• Information available e.g. risk cards,
fire safety plans, etc
• Nature of the tasks to be carried out
• Hazards involved.
Risks involved to;
• Firefighters
• Other emergency service personnel
• Members of the public
• The environment
Resources available;
• Experienced personnel
• Appliances and equipment.
Safe systems of work
• Review the options available in terms of
standard procedures, choose the most
appropriate for the situation
• The starting point must be procedures
agreed in pre-planning and training.
Assess the chosen system
Once a course of action has been decided,
the Incident Commander will need to make
a judgement on whether the risks involved
are proportional to the perceived benefits.
Assess the chosen system
If YES proceed after ensuring;
• Goals, both individual and team are
understood
• Responsibilities have been clearly
allocated
• Safety measures and procedures are
understood.
Assess the chosen system
If NO then introduce additional control
measures.
Additional control measures
Incident Commanders will need to eliminate or
reduce remaining risks to an acceptable level
• PPE (safety glasses, safety harnesses)
• Use of breathing apparatus
• Specialist equipment e.g. HP, TL
• Appointment of safety officers.
Re-assess systems of work
• Even when safe systems are in place
there may be residual risks or the risks
and hazards may change
• It is therefore important to continually
re-assess the hazards, risks and
perceived benefits and ensure the safe
systems of work in place are adequate.
Incident debrief
It is important to highlight any unconventional
system or procedure used which was successful
or made the working environment safe
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Review
Re-evaluate
Refine
Modify.
Incident debrief
It is equally important to highlight all
equipment, systems or procedures
which did NOT work satisfactorily, or
made the working environment unsafe.
Initial stage of incident
Evaluate the situation, tasks & persons at risk
Select systems of work
Proceed with tasks
YES
Re-assess
systems of work
Assess the chosen
systems of work
Consider viable
alternatives
Are the risks
proportional to the benefits?
NO
YES Can additional control
NO
measures be introduced?
Do not proceed
with tasks
Development stage of incident
As the incident develops;
• Constantly assess the risks and
control measures required
• Halt tasks completely if the risk
outweighs the benefit.
Closing stage of incident
Maintain the process of task & hazard identification, assessment of risk,
planning, organisation, control, monitoring & review of the preventive
and protective measures
Incident debriefed
Significant information
fed back to;
Strategic level
Systematic level
Confirmation
Assessments will be based on this session and
the corresponding study note
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the principles of risk
assessment
• Be aware of the strategy of risk
assessment and control.
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