Risk Assessment Matrix

Risk Prioritisation Number = Severity x Likelihood

Severity Table
Pt

Severity level

Workplace Safety
Fatality,
single or multiple

Critical

Permanent Body
Injury or Loss of Use for
more than 30 days

Workplace Health
Acute Poisoning, Failure of Major Bodily
Functions
Infection with No Known Cure

Injury requiring 30 days

Moderate exposure, Reversible injury to
of hospitalisation and/or
Bodily Functions on prolong recovery
medical leave

Very Serious
Temporary Body Injury
or Loss of Use for more Infection with Known Cure but extensive
than 10 days but not
treatment
exceeding 30 days

Injury requiring 10 days

Mild exposure, Reversible injury to Bodily
of hospitalisation and/or
Functions with less than 30 days recovery
medical leave

Serious
Temporary Body
Infection with Known Cure but extensive
Injury or Loss of Use for
treatment
up to 10 days

Injury requiring
maximum of 3 days of
medical leave only

Very Mild exposure, Reversible injury to

Bodily Functions with less than 3 days
recovery

Marginal
Temporary Body
Infection with Known Cure but treatment
Injury or Loss of Use for
needed
3 days or less

First aid treatment only

Very Mild exposure, Reversible injury to

Bodily Functions with less than 3 days
recovery

No or superficial injury

No Exposure

Negligible

Likelihood Table

Pt

Likelihood level

Likelihood of Occurrence / Exposure Criteria

Frequent

Likely to occur many times per year

Moderate

Likely to occur once per year

Occasional

Might occur once in three years

Remote

Might occur once in five years

Unlikely

Might occur once in ten years

Risk level Determination - 5 x 5 Matrix

LIKELIHOOD

SEVERITY
Critical
(5)

Very Serious
(4)

Frequent
(5)

25
Operation not
permissible

20
Operation not permissible

Moderate
(4)

20
Operation not
permissible

16
Operation not permissible

Occasional
(3)

15
High priority

12
High priority

Remote
(2)

10
Review at
appropriate time

8
Review at appropriate time

Unlikely
(1)

5
Risk acceptable

4
Risk acceptable

Review the risk assessment records every year or whenever there are changes in
processes, work activities or upon any incident occurrence, whichever is earlier.

Action Table

Colour

Score

Risks

16 - 25

High

12 - 15

Warning

8 -10

Medium

1-6

Warning

ihood

RISK ASSESSMENT FORM

Saudi Can Co

Work Description: Tin Cans and Plastic Blow Molding

Risk Assessment Team (Name/s): M.Alyami( Safety Supervisor), Javed Iqbal ( Quality Assurance Engineer), Romeo ( Printing
Supervisor), Syed Javed ( Blow Molding Head)
Date Conducted: 25th May 2016

Hazard Identification
1a.

1b

S/N

Work activity

Approved By Manager:
(Name, Date & Signature)
Mr. Hussam (Manager QA & Safety), 28th April 2015

Next Review Date: 25th July 2016

Risk Evaluation

1c.

1d.

Hazard

Category

2a.

Possible Accident/ Ill

health to persons, fire Existing Risk Control
or property loss

2b.

2d.

3a

To Aware them
about the
importance of
PPE

10

Periodic Trainings

To Aware them
about the
importance of
PPE

Periodic Trainings

To Aware them
about the
importance of
PPE

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

Noise

physical

Hear Loss

Ear Muffs

Noise

physical

Hear Loss

Ear Muffs

Inhalation Problems

Biological

Noise
6

Tin Sheet Coating

Loading/Unloading/ Dispatch

Lifter Driver

1a.

1b

Mask

Periodic Trainings

Bacterial Diseases

Mask

Periodic Trainings

physical

Hear Loss

Ear Muffs

10

Periodic Trainings

Safety

Crushing/Trapping

Speed Limit Defined

Periodic Trainings

Hazards With Risks Having Permanent Solutions

Hazard Identification

S/N

Work activity

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

1c.

Hazard

Obstructions

1d.

Category

Safety

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

Electic D.P Fixed on Steel

Beam

Safety

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

Unwinder is Uncovered

Safety

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

Cones and Domes Manufacturing

Cones & Domes Manufacturing

Materials In walkways

Safety

Obstructions

Possible Accident/ Ill

health to persons, fire
or property loss
Injury
Electric Shock

Existing Risk Control

Marking Lines

Plastic Covered

Injury

None

Injury

Marking Lines

Injury

Marking Lines

Injury

Marking Lines

Electric Shock

Periodic Check through

Monthly Audits

Safety
Obstruction(Emergency Exit
Covered)
Trips, Electrical Shock(Loose
Electrical Wire)

Safety

Removing the Obstruction Permanently

Relocating the Electric D.P
Properly Covering the Unwinder
Removing the Obstruction Permanently

Removing the Obstruction Permanently

Removing the Obstruction Permanently

Cones & Domes Manufacturing

Cones & Domes Manufacturing

Insufficient Light

Physical

Tin Can Manufacturing

Emergency Exit Covered

Safety

10

Tin Can Manufacturing

Machine Safety Guard is

Open

Safety

11

Tin Can Manufacturing

Electric Panel Doors Open

Safety

Electric Shock

Ergonomics

Discomfort, Tiredness, Eyes

irritation, Mood Swing

Lights

Sufficient Amount of Light

Chemicals

Irritant

Mask

Provision of Special Masks

12

Tin Can Manufacturing

13 Tin Sheet Printing

14

Tin Sheet Printing

15

Tin Sheet Printing

Insufficient Light

Solvents and Ink Fumes

Ventilation
Temperature
Damaged Ladder Near
Machine

Safety

Permanent Risk Control Measures

Ergonomics
Safety

Discomfort, Tiredness, Eyes

irritation, Mood Swing

Injury

Injury

Discomfort, Headaches

Properly Conduiting the Loose Wires

Lights

Sufficient Amount of Light

Marking Lines

Permanently Clearing the Exit Area

Safety Guard

To Permanently Place the safety Guard

Close Doors/ Marking Lines

To Lock the Door and Open in supervisor

Presence

Fans
Temp Controller

Controllers
Repair the Ladder

Injury
Discomfort, Tiredness, Eyes
irritation, Mood Swing

Lights

Injury

Safety Guard

16

Tin Sheet Printing

Insufficient Light

physical

17

Tin Sheet Printing

Moving Parts Uncovered

Safety

18

Tin Sheet Printing

Damaged Concrete Pillar

19

Tin Sheet Coating

20

Tin Sheet Coating

21

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

22

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

Hand Wash Missing

23

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

(Flammable Material Near

E.Pannel)Fire

Safety

Injury Due to Fire

24

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

Obstructions

Safety

25

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

BM-23 Safety Covers are

Removed

26

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

Loose Wires

27

Plastic Bottles Manufacturing

Smoking in Production Area

Safety

Injury Due to Fire

28

Ware House

Wandering Cats/ Pigeons

Biological

Viral/Bacterial Disease

Cleanings

PETS Control Dept

29

Ware House

Chiller Electrical Unit

Uncovered

Safety

Electric Shock

Safety Sign

Placing the Chiller Cover

Injury

Storage/Stacking
Procedure

Redefine Stacking Height

Safety
Chemicals

Irritant

Ergonomics

Discomfort, Headaches

Water Spill From Dispenser

Ware House

Stacking Height

Safety

Safety
Safety

Safety

Slippage
Viral/Bacterial Disease

Not Permissible
High Priority
Review at Appropriate
Time
Risk Acceptable

Procedure
Mask
Fans

Cleanings
Hand Wash

To Permanently Place the safety Guard

Repair the Damaged Pillar
Special Chemical Masks
Installation of temperature Controllers and Fans
Relocating the Water Dispenser
Provide Hand Wash and Check on regular Basis
through a checksheet

Marking Lines

Permanently removing the Material

Injury

Marking Lines

Removing the Obstruction Permanently

Injury

Safety Guard

Placing the Safety Covers

Surveillance

Locating An Area For Smoking

Slip/Trip & Electric Shock

RPN

Color Code

Sufficient Amount of Light

Temp Controller

Biological

30

Injury

Fumes
Ventilation
Temperature

16 ~ 20
12 ~ 15
8 ~ 10
4~5

Conduting the Loose Wires

Severity

Likelihood

10

Cones and Domes Manufacturing

Drinking and Eating

Remarks

Periodic Trainings

Tin Can Manufacturing

RPN*

Gloves and Safety Shoes

3f

Cuts to hand and fingers

also can Injure feets

Chemicals

3e

Follow up by (name) &

date

RPN*

Safety

Dust (Plastic Dust)

3d

Likelihood

Contact with sharp edges

(from Tin Sheet edges)

Cones & Domes Manufacturing

3c

Severity

Tin Can Ends Manufacturing

3b

Additional Risk
Control Measures

Risk Control

2c.

To Aware them
about the
importance of
PPE

To Aware them
about the side
effects of
drinking and
eating at
Workplace

To Aware them
about
importance of
PPE
Periodic
Training

Hazard / Risk Assessment

Having identified the hazards, one must assess the risks by considering the severity and likelihood
if the risks are not sufficiently low, then additional controls or alternate methods must be applied
Risk increases if either the likelihood or severity increases provided the other component does not

No task is completely without risk

Must develop tailored risk matrix, based upon acceptable risk, inorder to identify what is considere
Must define acceptable risk
Risk Class
I
Unacceptable
II
Undesirable
III
Action Recommended
IV
Broadly Acceptable

everity and likelihood of bad outcomes.

ods must be applied
component does not decrease proportionally

tify what is considered sufficiently low