Risk Rating Matrix

3 MEDIUM HIGH HIGH

MEDIUM MEDIUM HIGH

2

Low MEDIUM MEDIUM

1

1 2 3

Risk Rating = Severity x Likelihood

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 Risk Assessment – Hazards Check List
Equipment / Mechanical Handling / Lifting Biological
Entanglement Manual handling Bacterial
Friction/abrasion Mechanical handling Viral
Cutting Electricity Fungal
Shearing Fixed installation Environmental
Stabbing / puncturing Portable tools and equipment Noise
Impact Chemicals Vibration
Crushing Dust / fumes / gas Light
Drawing-in Toxic Humidity
High pressure air of fluid injection Irritant Ventilation
Ejection of parts Sensitising Temperature
Pressure / vacuum Corrosive Overcrowding
Display screen equipment Carcinogenic The individual
Hand tools Nuisance Individual not suited to work
Transport Fire and Explosion Long hours
Works vehicles Flammable materials / gases / liquids High work rate
Mechanical handling Explosion Violence to staff
People / vehicle interface Means of escape / alarms / detection Stress
Access Particles and dust Lone working
Slips, trips and falls Inhalation Pregnancy
Falling or moving objects Ingestion Trainees / young people
Obstruction or projection Abrasion of skin or eye Other factors
Working at height Radiation Other factors
Confined spaces Ionizing Poor maintenance
Excavations Non-ionizing Lack of training / supervision / information

Risk rating calculation – High, Medium, Low

Severity Likelihood
1 Slight Injuries requiring first aid and minor ill health 1 Low Harm will seldom RISK RATING =
effects occur SEVERITY x LIKELIHOOD
2 Serious Injuries causing absence of more than 3 days 2 Medium Harm will frequently
or significant health effects reversible occur 1 LOW; 2-4 MEDIUM; 6-9 HIGH
3 Major Death, or major injury (RIDDOR) or 3 High Certain or near certain
irreversible health damage harm will occur

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