Posted By Chris Packham William Will the lathes be operated using metalworking fluid? If so, then any risk assessment has to include potential skin and respiratory exposure to this. Metalworking fluids, and particularly the water mixed variety, are an extremely common cause of occupational ill health. You should check if there is a fluid management system in place within the workplace. Chris

Posted By Mitch Good morning William, I do not have a specific RA for lathes just a template for the machine tools we use but I considered the following, •Metal working fluids, respiratory, contact and cleanliness. •Guarding. •Swarf and pellet ejection. •Controls accessibility. Emergency stop etc. •Stopping time. •Preventative maintenance procedure. •Work area/accessibility to the machine, work storage area etc. •Floor conditions, housekeeping. •Lighting. •Ventilation. •Training/competence to use machine. •Finger/Limb trapping (we have one big baby!). Hope this helps. Mitch

Posted By Konstanty Budkiewicz William, Be aware that your Company may have already generated a current Provision and Use of Equipment (PUWER) assessment of the affected equipment. This assessment drives the need for process risk assessments. If that document does not exist, I suggest that you backtrack and start from the PUWER regs requirements. This is because they identify all the management and production issues that need consideration (including all of the points raised by previous correspondents), and arranges them in a formal structure of responses that should speed you through your task. Kon CMISH

Posted By BigL John j, i've just had a similar request to do our workshop, part of a chemical manufacturing site and with all the hazop and major hazard work undertaken in recent years it seems we've missed quite a few areas and need now to pay a little attention to detail, would be very greatful of any such example. Many thanks