Hazard & Risk Assessment Draft # Updated Date The recommendations and controls herein are to be addressed in a safety checklist The information contained herein is intended as advice to the risk and hazard management for the project
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Introduction Due to the very nature of events it is difficult to foresee all hazards and risks and many will be identified or known only by the relevant internal and external event co-ordinators, stakeholders, contractors and/or suppliers of products or services. We must involve all of these experienced people in our event risk assessment. The risk assessment is a live document and is never final. Changes to hazards and controls should be reflected and actioned immediately. The risk assessment must be constantly reviewed and input sought from all stakeholders. Under Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) legislation, common and other related law, we are obliged to ensure that reasonable steps are taken to ensure that events are conducted in a manner which provide for the safety of all persons that might be present at any time, including public, employees, independent contractors, their employees and attendees. The Act, at section 21, establishes a general “duty of care” that an employer owes to its employees. This also includes independent contractors and employees of the contractor. Liability arises where a person is “exposed” to the risk of injury to health and safety. This means, it is not necessary for a person to have been actually injured but merely “exposed to risk”. Put in context, we must focus our attention on the risk to health and safety rather than the consequences of an offence. We are aware of the importance of addressing occupational health and safety issues in the conceptual stages of the event to ensure that risks are identified and strategies to reduce or minimise identified risks are adopted. We are committed to continually improving your risk management systems through a process of supervision and incident reporting.
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Performance Risk Management Process – Overview
RISK ASSESSMENT IDENTIFY HAZARDS Associated with the performance IDENTIFY RISKS Associated with each hazard ANALYSE RISKS Decide on the need to treat TREAT RISKS Introduce control measures ESTABLISH THE CONTEXT Purpose of the Risk Assessment
COMMUNICATE AND CONSULT MONITOR AND REVIEW EVALUATE RISKS Identify existing process
Control Hierarchy The control hierarchy is a list of control measures, in priority order, that can be used to eliminate or minimize exposure to hazards. Below is the control hierarchy with general examples of each control measure: • Elimination Avoid the risk by removing the hazard completely. • Substitution Use less hazardous procedure/substances equipment/process. • Isolation Separate the process from people by the use of barriers/enclosures or distance. Production Manager – Name Page 3
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Engineering Controls Mechanical/physical changes to equipment/materials/process. Administrative Controls Change procedures to reduce exposure to a hazard Personal Protective Equipment
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Consequence Table 1: Risk Consequence Descriptors Consequenc Categor e y Catastrophic
Major
5
4
Business Environment Financial Interruption al Essential service failure, or key Irreversible Above revenue damage $5,000,000 generating service removed Harm Service or provider requiring Up to needs to be restorative $5,000,000 replaced work
Moderate
3
Temporary, recoverable service failure
Minor
2
Brief service interruption
Negligible
1
Residual pollution Up to requiring $500,000 clean up work
Human
Public Image & Reputation
National & Death(s) / International many critical Concern / injuries exposure Single Death/ multiple long State wide term or Concern / critical exposure injuries Single minor disablement/ Local multiple community temporary concern disablement
Remote, Up to temporary $100,000 pollution
Customer complaint
Injury
Negligible impact, Brief, non brief hazardous, Minor First Up to $10,000 reduction/loss of transient Aid service 2-12 hours pollution
Resolved in day-to-day management
Likelihood Table 2: Likelihood Ratings Likelihood
Category
Description
Almost Certain
A
The event is expected to occur in most circumstances
Likely
B
The event will probably occur in most circumstances
Possible
C
The event should occur at some time
Unlikely
D
The event could occur at some time
Rare
E
The event may occur only in exceptional circumstances
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Table 3: Level of Risk Matrix Consequence Label
Likelihood Label
1
2
3
4
5
A
Medium
High
High
Very High
Very High
B
Medium
Medium
High
High
Very High
C
Low
Medium
High
High
High
D
Low
Low
Medium
Medium
High
E
Low
Low
Medium
Medium
High
Table 4: Toleration of Risk Intolerable
VERY HIGH
Generally Intolerable Region
HIGH
Risk should not be justified
Risk cannot be justified save in extraordinary circumstances
(Basic Safety Limit) As Low As Reasonably Practicable or Tolerable Region
MEDIUM
Residual risk, tolerable only if further risk reduction is
(Basic Safety Objective) Broadly Acceptable Region
Drive risks towards the Broadly Acceptable Region
LOW
Negligible Risk
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Risk reduction not likely to be required as resources are likely to be grossly disproportionate to the reduction achieved
Hazard and Risk Assessment Control Checklist DESCRIPTION NOT NO. OK NA OK Access and egress of patrons and 1. residents 2. Emergency Egress Performers familiarity with stage and 3. backstage 4. Alcohol & drugs Biological agents, needles, blood & 5. vomit 6. Bomb Threat and or Blast 7. Broken glass, litter etc 8. Civil Disturbance 9. Contributory neighbouring events 10. Criminal activity 11. Disasters 12. External Emergency 13. Hazardous Material Live electrical wires or faulty 14. equipment 15. Loss of crowd control Major Equipment relocations Bumping 16. in and out Staff carrying large or awkward objects 17. Manual Handling 18. Medical Emergency 19. Missing Person Lost Child 20. Popularity to event. 21. Negative publicity due to crisis 22. Noise 23. Overcrowding Performers engaged in activities in 24. Falls and prop failure 25. Plant and Equipment 26. Property and asset damage 27. Public liability 28. Slip, Trip, Fall and Knock 29. Stages Scaffold platforms etc Structures, scaffold, fences, stacked 30. materials etc collapsing 31. Sub station failure 32. Toilet facilities 33. Trees and limbs falling Vehicle accident on site and motor 34. vehicles within event Areas 35. Weather extremes Wind storm Lightning strike Extreme 36. Heat Total Fire Ban 37. Waste 38. Fire Extinguishers 39. Sharps 40. Environmental Waste 41. Working with Children STAGE MANAGER: PERFORMANCE:
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DETAILS
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HAZARD
RISK
Email: Event Manager: Review Date: Risk Rating
Phone: Event Date: Position:
CONTROL MEASURES
1
Performers familiarity with stage and Backstage
• Dangerous equipment • Exit access
D2 Low
• Performers inducted to space • Adequate lighting • Barricading of dangerous equipment
2
Electrical Equipment
• • • •
D5 Low
• All electrical equipment tested • Regular maintenance checks underta
Electrocution Physical Injury
electrical equipment
Death
• Access to fire extinguishers and/or fi
Fire
blankets
3
Manual Handling
• Physical Injury to staff
C2 Medium
• Staff are trained in safe handling tec • Level 2 First Aid available 24 hours • Trolleys available for use
4
External Emergency
• Potential Injuries to public and
E3 Medium
• Establish contacts with emergency ser
staff
liaisons prior to and during the event.
• Ensure adequate communication syste
place to allow alarm to be raised by a outside source • Manage threat as per warden training
5
Slip, Trip, Knock and Fall
• Physical Injury to public, performers and staff
B2 Medium
• Level 2 First Aid available 24 hours • All cables covered / flown overhead avoid trip
• Cables are placed away from access and stairways
• Access provisions unhindered includin
hand rails on stairs, change of height markers on stairs, colour indicators f change of height
• Additional lighting in dark areas 6
Weather Extremes – Rain, Hail, Storm, Downpour, Snow, Lightning, Heat
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E1 Low
Physical Injury Asset Damage Inundation Delay or cancellation of event
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The event is indoors