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APPENDIX C- RISK ASSESSMENT
PRODUCT RISK/ RISK
HAZARDMENT ASSESSMENT
THOMAS BARNA
001
03/04/2015
ASSESSMENT
CARRIED OUT
DOCUMENT
REVISION
DATE CREATED
GEN-10P
MAKINEX
PLANT LICEN
CE NOT REQUIRED
PRODUCT NAME:
MANUFACTURER
:
OPERATO
R COMPETENCY
:
CONTROL ACTION
- BE CAUTIOUS OF HOT PARTS (SUCH AS MUFFLER
).
- ALLOW TO COOL B
EFORE MAINTENANCE
/ ADJUSTMENTS
- SHUT OFF
MACHINE AND ALLOW
TO COOL BEFORE
REFUELIING.
- NEVER REFUEL WH
ILE MOTOR IS RUNNING.
- DO NOT SMOKE AND
ENSURE REFUELING IS UNDERTAKEN
IN A WELL-VENTILATED
AREA. (OUTSIDE
, CLEAR OF
IGNITION SOURCE.
- ENSURE THAT
NO PART OF BODY
IN CONTACT WHEN
TERMINALS W
HEN START
ING/ USING GENERATOR
- STAFF TRAINING CORRECT LIFTING PROCEDURE
- MANUAL HANDLING TECHNI
QUE
- ALWAYS WEAR HEARING PRO
TECTION WHIL
ST OPERATION
AND/ OR IN CLOSE VINCIN
ITY OF THE M
ACHINE
RISK LEVEL
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
4
3
2
2
4
3
CONDEQUENCE
NEGLIGIB
LE
MAJOR
FATALITY
MAJOR
MINOR
MINOR
4
2
1
2
3
3
LIKELIHOOD
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
UNLIKELY
LIKELY
UNLIKELY
UNLIKELY
2
3
3
2
3
3
TYPE/ NATURE OF RISK or HAZARD
PERSONAL IN
JURY – BURNS WHILIST PERFORMING
MAINTENANCE ON MACHINE
FIRE/EXPLOSION WHILST REFUELING
ENGINE
LOW RISK OF
POSSIBLE MINOR BURNS FROM
MAINS
ELECTRICAL
CONNECT
IONS ON GENERATOR
PERSONAL INJURY W
HEN LIFTING/ O
R MOVEMENT ON
SITE
STRATING PORTABLE GENERATOR
HEARING DAMAGE DUE TO LONG TERM USE
1.1
1.2
2.1
3.1
3.2
4.1
BURNS/FIRE
ELECTROCUTION
ERGONOMIC INJURY
NOISE
No.
1.0
2.0
3.0
NOTES: > THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED
AS A HAND TRUCK WITH A POWERFUL
LIFTING ARM
ONLY
> THIS
DOCUMENT
HAS BEEN PREPARED
ACCORDING
TO
GUIDELINES
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOUND
IN:
1. 'HAZPAK'
PRODUCED
BY THE
WORK‐COVER
AUTHORITY AND 2. THE
AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS
4024.1.4/5 ‐
1996
"SAFEGUARDING
OF
MACHINERY
‐ PART 1:
GENERAL
PRINCIPLES
AUSTRALIAN STANDARD,
AS/NZS 3760
IN-SERVICE SAFETY INSPEC
TION AND
TESTING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
"LIKELIHOOD
LEVEL" REFERS TO THE
PROBABILITY
OF
AN EVENT
HAPPENING.
THE
FOLLOWIN
G
SCALE HAS
BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE
LIKELIHOOD
OF A
DEFINED RISK / HAZARD EVENT OCCURING DURING NORMAL
OPERATION
OF THE
EQUIPMENT.
NOTE THAT
LIKELIHOOD
EVALUATION IS QUALITATIVE
AND BASED
ON BEST
ESTIMATION
VIA
CONSULTATION
AND
EXPERIENCE:
1. VERY
LIKELY
2.
LIKELY
3.
UNLIKELY
4. VERY
UNLIKELY
"CONSEQUENCE
" REFERS TO THE SEVERITY OF INJURY CAUSED
DUE TO AN EVENT
OCCURING,
USING THE
FOLLOWIN
G
SCALE
AS DEFINED BY THE "HAZPAK"
DOCUMENT:
1. FATALITY = INJURIES RESULT IN
DEATH
2. MAJOR =
NORMALLY IRREVERSIBLE INJURIES
3. MINOR =
REVERSIBLE
INJURIES
REQUIRING
SEVERAL
DAYS
OFF
4.
NEGLIGIBLE
= ABLE TO BE TREATED U
SING FIRST
AID
"RISK LEVEL" REFERS TO THE SEVERITY OF A RISK BASED ON THE
"LIKELIHOOD
LEVEL" AND "INJURY
LEVEL”. INHERENTL
Y,
AS THE
CONSEQUENCE
INCREASES IN SEVERITY, RISK
INCREASES ‐ EVEN WHEN
LIKELIHOOD
IS LOW ‐ THE
FOLLOWIN
G
SCALE HAS BEEN
USED:
1. HIGH = POTENTIAL DEATH, PERMANENT DISABILITY, OR MAJOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE.
2. MEDIUM = POTENTIAL
TEMPORARY,
DISABILITY, OR
MINOR STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE.
3. LOW = POTENTIAL INCIDENT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE PERSONS TO REQUIRE FIRST
AID.