Workplace Health and Safety Form

RISK ASSESSMENT Storytime Gordon White Library

How to use this Risk Assessment Form
1. Detail the locations (actual workplace) of the hazard, risk or issue.
2. Describe the hazards, risks or issues.
3. Print your name and any names persons participatin in the assessment.
!. "dentify the persons likely to be affected (e.. employees, public, etc.).
#. Determine the $ikelihood that loss, damae or in%ury would occur as a result of the hazard or risk, usin the &isk 'alculator criteria for likelihood.
(. Determine the 'onse)uence that would result of this loss, damae or in%ury did occur, usin the &isk 'alculator criteria for conse)uences.
*. Determine the &isk +core by usin the &isk 'alculator and your $ikelihood and 'onse)uence scores. ,his will i-e you a risk score of ./treme (.),
0ih (0), 1oderate (1), or $ow ($). Place this in the column labelled Risk Score (Before Controls).
2. Determine the control measures to be implemented to control the hazards3risks, consider both short term (temporary) and lon term (permanent)
control options.
4. 'onduct a second risk assessment to determine the risk score (usin the &isk 'alculator and repeatin steps #5*) after the control measure is
identified and selected for implementation. ,his will enable you to determine if the risk score has been satisfactorily reduced. Place this risk score in
the column labelled Risk Score (After Controls).
16. 7llocate a responsible person to ensure the control measures are implemented and a proposed date for their completion. 8our +uper-isor must -erify
that these actions are completed.
Note: If the risk score is not reduced to a Low (L or !edium (!" the risk assessment must #e si$ned off for appro%al #y your Super%isor #efore
any work #e$ins&
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RISK ASSESSMENT
Date: 29/!/2!"
De#$ri%tion o& ha'ard/ri#( )o$ation:
+torytime session at <ordon =hite $ibrary
=ednesday 16.36am > 11.66am: held in the children?s section of the library
9riday 4.36am > 16.66am: held in the children?s section of the library
*er#on# )i(e)y to be a&&e$ted:
.mployees
Public
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De#$ri%tion o& the ha'ard/ri#(/i##+e:
+torytime sessions attract sinificant numbers of children aed 25 # years and their siblins, parents and carers.
.stimated numbers can rane from 36 > (6 adults and !6 > 166 children at any i-en session.
*er#on# ,ond+$tin- the A##e##ment:
Name: 1.'laire <randcourt 3 0elen Pae 2. $otte +%oeren
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*o#ition Tit)e: 1. 8oun People?s +er-ices $ibrarian 2. 8oun People?s +er-ices $ibrary 7ssistant
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RISK ASSESSMENT

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Risk
Process
+pot
7ssess
.-aluate
+pot the hazard
7ssess the risk the hazard presents
9i/ the hazard by decidin on and implementin appropriate
control measures
.-aluate the effecti-eness of the control measures by
monitorin and re-iewin them
Ri#( S$ore Le-end .ierar$hy o& ,ontro)
E
./treme risk, immediate
action re)uired
Le/e) ! ELIMINATI0N
.liminate the work process, material or chemical
completely
.
0ih risks, prioritised action
re)uired
Le/e) 2
S1STIT1TI0N
&eplace the work process, material or hazardous
chemical with a safer one
M
1oderate risk, planned action
re)uired
IS0LATI0N
"solate the person(s) from the process, material or
hazardous chemical
L
$ow risk, actioned by routine
procedures
ENGINEERING
Desin or re5desin the work process, material or
work en-ironment.
Le/e) "
ADMINSTRATI0N
$imit e/posure to the risk by %ob rotation, work
procedure and3or pro-idin ade)uate trainin
**E Bse of personal protecti-e e)uipment (PP.)
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@-ercrowdin of
the desinated
space
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ensurin sufficient
space, appropriate
access, seatin etc
1o-e children?s tables
for craft acti-ities >
ensure e/its,
thorouhfares and
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conductin
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prior to
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accessible
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ob%ects
Presence of forein
ob%ects
"n%ury with broken
or ill5maintained
e)uipment
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fre)uent inspection and
assessment
'onduct Cwalk throuhD
to assess entire area
for potential trip
hazards, forein
ob%ects, broken
e)uipment etc
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conductin
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session
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prior to
session
7ccess to
.merency ./its,
thorouhfares,
ser-ices and
collection
compromised
$ =hen mo-in furniture
ensure .merency
./its, thorouhfares
and access to ser-ices
and collections remain
clear and accessible
Parents encouraed to
park prams3strollers etc
in desinated areas.
+, $e-el 3 $ 8P+ staff
conductin
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session
Parents3
carers
attendin
session
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session
and
durin
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safety limits for each
Eranch
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recei-ed trainin in
.merency .-acuation
procedures for each
Eranch
$, $e-el 3 $ 8P+ staff
conductin
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7nnual
and
onoin
trainin
'hildren?s area a
safe and secure
location
$ 1aintain 'hildren?s
area as a safe and
secure location
7ccess to outside
areas, ad%oinin staff
areas, storae
cupboards etc remain
closed and locked
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conductin
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carers
attendin
session
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session
'hild causin
disturbance or
damae
$ Parents3carers are
responsible for the
direct super-ision of
children in their care
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carers
attendin
session
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"n%ury or damae
when usin craft
materials or
e)uipment
$ "f scissors or small craft
ob%ects are used for
craft acti-ities,
parents3carers to
ensure children are
super-ised carefully.
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conductin
+torytime
session
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any work #e$ins&
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