Model (S) Volume 3

Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. & Risk Assessment

How to Identify Hazards and Manage and Assess Risks

19.1	Terminology-and-Checklists
19.2	Risk-Assessment-Methodology
19.4	Risk-Assessment-Procedure
19.5	Controlling-Risks
19.6	Monitoring-and-Review
19.7	Hazard-Identification-and-Risk-Assessment-Flow-Chart
19.10	Basic-Hazard-Spotting-and-Risk-Assessment-Exercise
Appendix IV	Occupational-Hazards

Volume 3 (S): Scientific/ Services Hazards Checklists-

‌‌‌‌‌‌Normal/Universal Work Hazards	Special Work Hazards
19.3.1 General-Workplace-Safety-Checklist-July2020	19.3.11 Construction-Checklist
19.3.2 Work-Equipment-Machinery-Checklist	19.3.12.1 Laboratory-Workplace-and-Environmental-Checklist
19.3.3 Manual-Handling-Checklist-05-03-12 Manual-Handling-Simple/ General MH RA‌	19.3.12.2 Laboratory-Equipment-and-Apparatus-Checklist
Note: Form 19.3.3.1 is an aide to more indepth MH RA of complex shaped items or complex activities and in areas such as store rooms, equipment room or post rooms. Form 19.3.3.1 Manual-Handling-Self-Assessment-Checklist for Indepth MH RA	19.3.12.3 Chemical-Storage-Usage-and-Disposal-Checklist
19.3.3.2 Manual-Handling-Simple/ General MH RA	19.3.13 Engineering-and-Scientific-Workshop-Checklist
19.3.4.1 Stress-Checklist	19.3.14 Fume-Cupboard-Checklist
19.3.4 VDSE and Assessment Checklist Feb 2022	19.3.15 Compressed-Gasses-Checklist
19.3.5 Fire-and-Emergency-Checklist-Jan-2022 Appendix X Guide to Fire Extinguisher Use/Selection	19.3.16 High-Pressure-Systems-and-Autoclaves-Checklist
19.3.6 Electrical-Safety-Checklist	19.3.17 Chemical-Risk-Assessment-Form 2014 Appendix XVII Student Supervision Appendix XIX Guidance on the Safety Storage of Chemicals
19.3.7 Personal-Protection-Equipment-May-2022	19.3.18 Biological-Risk-Assessment-Form 2018
19.3.8 Meeting-Rooms-Lecture-and-Seminar-Theatre-Checklist	19.3.20 Risk=Assessment-of-Materials-with-Irreversible-Health-Effects
19.3.9 Movement-of-Workplace-Vehicles-and-Traffic-Checklist
19.3.10 First-Aid-Checklist
19.3.19. This form is ommitted. Employees must notify HR of their pregnancy. HR will then issue them direct with an Pregnancy Job Risk Assessment Form. ( Students and Postgraduates should notify their department and Student health)
19.3.21 Work related travel RA Oct 2023

Note: Only use those sections or elements therein as are relevant to the Departments activities as and where work is conducted both within and external to UCC.

Add additonal content to cover activities that are not captured within the above. B&Es inputs may be needed for 19.3.5, 19.3.6 and 19.3.9.

Repeat travel journeys by an individual or group may be covered by an initial travel RA provided the circumstances remain constant/ unchanged.

A VDSE RA must be conducted for each staff workstation ( to capture different personal circumstances and set ups).

Please adapt the Field work code for indepth treatment & RA of any/ all fieldwork trips conducted by the School/Department.

Revised Feb 2015 and March 2017

H.S.A. Covid-19 Checklists May 2020
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 1: Planning & Preparing
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 2: Control Measures
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 3: Induction
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 4: Dealing with Suspected Cases
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 5: Cleaning & Disinfection
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 6: Employee Checklist
19.3.22 HSA Covid-19 Employers Checklist 7: Worker Representative Checklist
19.3.22 Review of Existing OH&S RA & Controls Arising from Covid-19 Checklist (June 2020)

The above checklist has been produced in support of the Government phased back to work protocol of May 9th, 2020. Covid-19 is a serious community public health pandemic biological virus that impacts persons health and applies in any setting currently.

Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. (In-depth risk assessment)

19.8 Hazard-Identification-and-Risk-Assessment-Worksheet

19.9 Risk-Calculator-and-Nomogram-and-Analysis

UK HSE COSHH Tool for Hazardous Substance Risk Analysis

The following Appendices provide guidance on how to carry out In Depth Risk Assessment

Appendix I	Hani-Rafaat-Risk-Assessment-Nomogram
Appendix II	Recording-Risk-Assessments-(Examples)
Appendix XXI	Chemical-Storage-Compatability-Chart
Appendix XVII	EU-Risk-and-Safety-Phrases-for-Chemicals
	New EC CLP Classification and labelling of substances and mixtures‌
	New CLP regs - indepth classification guidance‌
	European Agency for Safety & Health at Work - Dangerous Substance Q&A

Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. - Action Summary

19.11 Summary-of-Simple-Actions-Arising-from-All-Hazards

19.12 Risk-Assessment-Summary-Sheet

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Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. & Risk Assessment

Volume 3 (S): Scientific/ Services Hazards Checklists-

Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. (In-depth risk assessment)

Volume 3 (S): Hazard Id. - Action Summary

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