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Posted By andrew marcus
Hi guys, i am new to the construction industry and this would be kinda like my first job (officially) as a foreman.
I need to carry out brick works and prior to that install scaffolds.
I have listed the job steps (like I said new to this- so I pretty much wrote each and every step down), I have also listed the hazards and the means to eliminate or minimise these hazards.
I have seen a couple of samples of Risks Assessments on line, but I cant understand how it all fits. Ok I need to figure out the severity and frequency of the hazards and evaluate the risk but presonnally I think all construciton work is dangerous and should be deemed as HIGH RISK.
can someone please help? could you email me a sample form so that I could try to figure this out?
Thanks.
Andrew
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Posted By Chris Pope
Andrew
A bit of an old chestnut - this one.
Most of the people who read risk assessments want to see everything broght down to low risk.
I say impossible. One of the main needs in construction is adequate awareness of the dangers and staff to remain vigilant.
The good old Management of H & S regs 1992 state that temporary worksites (Construction is definately this group) do not need to have huge piles of risk assessments (these regs were the first to drive home to industry in general the need for risk assessments) In this environment the need to programme work for safety and to have a trained workforce will often negate the need for complex risk assessments, particularly for run of the mill work. So obviously, when you have got to rely so heavily on the human factor the risks will often remain medium or high.
If you want to see an example of risk assessment for bricklayers produced by the HSE get Case studies in risk assessment from HSE books.ref HSG 183 £6.75.
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Posted By steven bentham
Andrew
CITB do a book with sample risk assessments in and a pad of blanks, it may give you a 'hop-up'.
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Posted By Ian Mitchell
Hi Andrew.
I am also new to the construction side of H+S and I can empathise as it appears that the range of injury potential compared to, say, the factory I used to work at, is never-ending!
I have just been helping the company I am advising to carry out a similar risk assessment, where they are rebuilding a breached cellar wall in a 100+ year old building.
The hazards here are obvious (collapse, confined spaces etc) and the risks high, so it is reassuring to see my approach echoed on here, of minimising the risk as far as is practicable, but backing this up by repeating common themes of vigilance at each and every step of the method statement.
The safest system in the world won't work if you don't ensure competence of the people on the job and the awareness of everybody involved of their responsibilites and the safeguards in place to protect them.
Hope this also helps. Ian
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