School of Civil Engineering and the Environment

School: Risk Assessment Form 2008/9 If all your activities are covered under the policies and procedures described in the School Policy on Workplace Health, Safety & Welfare (as it is for desk based projects), you should simply tick the box at left and complete only the TOP GREY SECTION of the form (including ALL signatures). RISK ASSESSOR: Smith John LAST NAME First Name Signature Date SUPERVISOR: Bloggs Joe (if risk assessor is a LAST NAME First Name Signature Date student) TITLE OF ACTIVITY BEING ASSESSED (e.g., Research Project, Group Design Evaluation of Metallothionein concentration in organisms’ tissue by spectrophotometric Project, etc.): method RISK ASSESSOR’S UG Env Sci Pt 3 UG Env Sci Pt 4 UG Civil & Env Eng Pt UG Civil & Env Eng Pt MSc STATUS: 3 4 X MPhil/Phd EngD Staff Visitor Other: ______Risk assessment reviewed as acceptable by accountable SUPERVISOR: By signing this form, supervisors are certifying that, to the best of their knowledge, this risk assessment form covers all the work the student/staff member in his/her charge will be doing over the next twelve months; however, if circumstances change, a new risk assessment form should be completed. Risk assessment forms should not be signed off on until all risks are reduced to either low (scores of 1 – 4) or medium (scores of 5 – 12). If medium, by signing you agree that you have thoroughly considered additional control measures that would have reduced the risks to more acceptable levels. NOTE: If the student’s research project involves either human participants or animal subjects, he/she must complete a Student Research Project Ethics Checklist. Location of activity being assessed: (e.g., site or building/room): Who is exposed to the hazard(s): The Risk Assessor Severity Risk Severity Likelihood Risk Score Likelihood Score with Score Score Score Additional Control Measures with Score New with with with Controls Hazard Already in Place to Control the Risk New with New Controls Existing Existing Existing Required Control Controls (Residual Controls Controls Controls s Risk) Possibility of electrical shock from use of  Ensure that equipment (balance, 5 1 5 No electrical equipment centrifuge, freezer, UV-visible spectrophotometer, motor driven Teflon Potter homogenizer have no reported faults and appear to be in good condition  Make sure that electrical equipment used has a valid PAT sticker

Severity of Harm Scale Likelihood of Harm Scale Risk = Severity of Harm Score x Likelihood of Harm Score Score Harm Category Score Likelihood Category Scores Risk Category Evaluation of Tolerability & Consequences 1 First aid injury or 1 Very unlikely 1-2 Very low illness Acceptable 2 Minor injury or 2 Unlikely 3-4 Low illness 3 “3-day” injury or 3 Fairly unlikely 5-8 illness Medium Tolerable; additional control measures should be considered to further reduce the risk 4 Major injury or 4 Likely 9-12 illness 5 Fatality, disabling 5 Very likely 15-25 High Unacceptable; the work should not proceed until additional control measures are put in place to reduce the injury risk to either ‘medium’ or ‘low’  Ensure that hands are dry when handling the equipment and that the sources of moisture are kept away from plugs and sockets. Disposal of used samples/chemicals and 3 1 3 No cleaning of glassware  Risk of contamination of other  Disposal to be in accordance with the laboratory users and equipment School regulations and disposal considerations on MSDS & COSHH form.  The glassware should be washed and cleaned up according to the method mentioned in MSDS sheet, then dried and properly stored. Office work School Policy on Workplace Health, Safety and 1 1 1 No Welfare

Severity of Harm Scale Likelihood of Harm Scale Risk = Severity of Harm Score x Likelihood of Harm Score Score Harm Category Score Likelihood Category Scores Risk Category Evaluation of Tolerability & Consequences 1 First aid injury or 1 Very unlikely 1-2 Very low illness Acceptable 2 Minor injury or 2 Unlikely 3-4 Low illness 3 “3-day” injury or 3 Fairly unlikely 5-8 illness Medium Tolerable; additional control measures should be considered to further reduce the risk 4 Major injury or 4 Likely 9-12 illness 5 Fatality, disabling 5 Very likely 15-25 High Unacceptable; the work should not proceed until additional control measures are put in place to reduce the injury risk to either ‘medium’ or ‘low’