ABBE Unit 1 Risk Assessment v1.0
Task 3: Risk Assessment
This task requires you to carry out a completed risk assessment on your own property, please note the following:
a.Although the risk assessment is on your own property you should assume you have not visited the property before, and report all the risks that you may find at a property prior to completing an onsite survey, please note the risk assessment is always completed first
b.To complete the risk assessment, you need to understand what, in your business/home, might cause harm to yourself and others,and decide whether you are doing enough during the inspection to prevent harm. Once you have identified the risk, you need to decide, and prioritise putting in place, appropriate and sensible control measures.
c.The five basic steps to risk assessment are:
- identifying what can harm people in your workplace
- identifying who might be harmed and how
- evaluating the risks and deciding on the appropriate controls, taking into account the controls you already have in place
- recording your risk assessment
- reviewing and updating your assessment
d.The date of the assessment should be the date you visited the property to complete your survey
e.Some of the more common risks that you may find and that should be on the assessment are Lone workers, Slips trips and falls, use of equipment such as laser measures, ladders, uneven surfaces, obstacles in the way, falling objects these are a few examples and learners must should read the slides covering the assessment of risk to get a more detailed description
f.Please note if the risk cannot be adequately controlled the inspection would be cancelled and would not be completed until the risks identified are adequately controlled.
g.An example of how you should complete the risk assessment form is as follows:
Example:
Significant Hazards Here:(Slip/ trip, fire, chemicals, equipment, height, vehicles, electricity, lifting/ handling, noise, lighting, temperature) / Groups who are at risk from the hazard & level of risk:
(participants, people with disabilities, pregnant people, young people, untrained people) / List existing ways of reducing the risks:
(Training, Procedures, Information, Signs, Protective Equipment/ Clothing) / Is the risk controlled? / Action needed
(Be specific!)
Lone worker, / Assessor, owner and general public. Medium Risk / Advise office on arrival/departure
Advise key holder of estimated
Completion time, report and advise key holder of any concerns/damage visibleon entering the property, take photos of evidence and note on site notesIf required. / Yes / Carry Mobile phone, ensure fully charged.
Carry Personal Attack Alarm
Charged camera, spare batteries.
Spare Memory card.
Risk Assessment
Assessors Name: / Clients Name:
Address:
Significant Hazards Here:
(Slip/ trip, fire, chemicals, equipment, height, vehicles, electricity, lifting/ handling, noise, lighting, temperature) / Groups who are at risk from the hazard:
(participants, people with disabilities, pregnant people, young people, untrained people) / List existing ways of reducing the risks:
(Training, Procedures, Information, Signs, Protective Equipment/ Clothing) / Is the risk controlled? / Action needed
(Be specific!)