COMPANY NAME: Company ABC

Area: / Shot-blasting / Incident profile:
Workforce: / 1 full-time employee per shift / Dust particles in eyes
Business: / Shot-blasting of metal components
Equipment: / Shot-blast hose
Probability / Consequence
Hazard / Legal OEL / Actual OEL /

Risk to health

/ 1. / 2. / 3. / 4. / 5. / Total / 6. / 7. / 8. / 9. / Total /

Rating

/ Risk management

Biological

/ Fungal / nil / nil / Athletes foot / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 1 / 19 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 5 / 24 / Education: personal & shoe hygiene
Medical surveillance: feet condition
Ensure good change-room hygiene, deep cleaning
Chemical / Silica: respirable dust / 0.1 mg/ m³ / 3 mg/ m³ / Silicosis / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 22 / 5 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 13 / 35 / Education: silica & use of PPE
Medical surveillance: lung function testing, chest X-ray
Use suitable respiratory equipment correctly
Physical / Noise / 85dB / 91dB / Loss of hearing acuity / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 23 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 3 / 9 / 32 / Education: risk and use of hearing protection
Hearing acuity testing
COID Compensation
Heat / 25°C / 37°C / Dehydration, kidney stones, loss of kidney function / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 2 / 20 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 7 / 27 / Education: impact of heat on body, take sufficient fluids
Supply sufficient fresh drinking water at workplace
Medical surveillance: fitness
Respirable dust / See Chemical
Illumination (control room) / 500 Lux / 375 Lux / Eye strain, loss of visual acuity / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 2 / 20 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 6 / 26 / Ensure optimal illumination levels through supply and maintenance
Medical surveillance: vision screening
Glare (computer) / nil / nil / Eye strain, loss of visual acuity / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 2 / 20 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 6 / 26 / Reduce glare through positioning of PC
Medical surveillance: vision screening
Mechanical / Weight of blasting hose / nil / nil / Musculo-skeletal impact shoulders, arms, lower back / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 22 / 3 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 8 / 30 / Mechanical support of hose
Education: body posture and handling of hose
Medical surveillance: fitness
Standing for prolonged periods / nil / nil / Musculo-skeletal impact lower back, feet / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 3 / 21 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 7 / 28 / Education: body posture
Medical surveillance: fitness
Psychological / Shift work / nil / nil / Exhaustion, loss of concentration / 3 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 2 / 20 / 3 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 6 / 26 / Education: sleep patterns, healthy eating, socialising
Medical surveillance: fitness

Health Risk Assessment: Company ABC

Health Risk Quantification Legend

PROBABILITY LEGEND

Description / 1 (Low) / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (High)
1. Work experience / 5 – 3 years / 3 – 1 year / 12 – 3 months / 3 – 1 month / 1 month – 1 day
2. No of staff exposed / 0 – 19% / 20 – 39% / 40 – 59% / 60 – 79% / 80 – 100%
3. Time of exposure (8 hr) / 0 – 19% / 20 – 39% / 40 – 59% / 60 – 79% / 80 – 100%
4. Frequency of task / Annually / 6 monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily
5. Probability of incident / Annually / 6 monthly / Monthly / Weekly / Daily

CONSEQUENCE LEGEND

Description / 1 (Low) / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (High)
6. Staff incident / First aid/no injury / Medical treatment / Lost workday case/occupational disease / Fatality/multiple lost workday case / Multiple fatality
7. Financial loss / < R20 000 / R20 000 – R100 000 / R100 000 – R500 000 / R500 000 – R5 m / > R5m
8. Customer incident / First aid/no injury / Medical treatment / Extended hospitalisation / Fatality / Multiple fatality
9. Public reaction fix boxes / Individual complaint / Multiple complaint / Local government/media/investigation / Extended media attention / Closure of unit/imprisonment

Note: Maximum risk value is 45

High risk: 30 – 45

Medium risk: 16 – 29

Low risk: 9 - 15