RiskAssessmentRecordPortableApplianceTestingAssessedbyJohnAlexander

Hazard Who PossibleHarm/Damage

HarmLikelihood

HarmSeverity RiskFactorPost

AssessmentFactor

1x2

2

1x9

9

1x1

1

Slips,tripsandfallsatsamelevel

1x3

Hittingfixedorstationaryobjects

3

Fatigue

Measures

1.Defectiveequipmentislabelledasfaulty,removedfromserviceandbroughttotheattentionoftheclient.

1.Acertainamountofworkbeneathdesksisexpected.

2.Kneeprotectionisusedwherealotofworkiscompletedonthefloor.

3.Careistakenpost-testingtoensureallcablesanditemstestedandreplacedtidily.

4.Regularshortbreakstakentoallowrest.

3 7 21

PoorConditionofelectricalequipment

1.CareistakenwithequipmentsuchasVDUswhichcanholdcapacitancewhenpowerisremoved.Suchequipmentisfirstturnedoffanditscontrolandthenisolatedatthesocketoutlet.Thetesttechnicianwillwaitashorttimebeforeunplugging

2.Testtechniciancompentencyandsafetyassessmentmadeonknowledge,aptitude,trainingandexperience.Inaddition,technicianisqualifiedtoC&G2377

3.ComplianceisrequiredwiththetestsequenceseriesandproceduresadvisedinIEECodeofPracticeforIn-ServiceInspectionandTestingofElectricalEquipment

4.Equipmentsuppliedandtestedisspecificallydesignedtominimisetheriskofelectricshockbytheremovaloffaultpathstoearth.

1.Technicianapproachestestingandinspectionawarethatunexpectedhazardsarepresentandtotakeappropriateprecautions.

2.Allitemsreceiveathoroughvisualinspectionbeforetesting.Ifdefectiveitemsarenottestedandareremovedfromservice.

CapacitiveDischarge TestTechnician

MinorShockMinorBurns 3 2 6

Workinginconfinedspaces

TestTechnician

TestTechnicianElectrocution,shock,burns,fractures

3 9 27

Allotherpersonsatrisk

Electrocution,shock,burns,fractures

2 9 18

Hazard Who PossibleHarm/Damage

HarmLikelihood

HarmSeverity RiskFactorPost

AssessmentFactor

Loadin/carryingofequipment

Artist/EventStaff Injury 3 2 6 1x2

Cables,stageequipment,low

lighting

Artist/EventStaff/Public Slips,trips,falls 4 3 12 1x2

Sound/lighting/othertechnicalequipment

Artist/EventStaff Injury 1 5 5 1x1

WorkingatheightArtist/Event

Staff Falls,injury 1 5 5 1x1

Electrical:Fire/Shock

Artist/EventStaff/Public Injury,burns 2 9 18 1x3

Candles:FireArtist/EventStaff/Public Injury,burns 3 5 5 1x1

NoiseArtist/EventStaff/Public

Noiseoffences.Hearingloss. 4 1 4 1x2

Alcohol:Publicorderissues

Artist/EventStaff/Public Injury 2 4 8 1x4

Unexpectedbehaviourof

performer/artists

Artist/EventStaff/Public

Injury 1 4 4 1x4

StepstotopdeckArtist/EventStaff/Public Slips,trips,falls 5 3 15 1x3

Ensureallmains-poweredappliancesandsocketoutletsareswitchedoffbeforeremovingpluganddicsonnectingappliance.Fireescapetobeleft

accessible.

Donocoverlitcandles,donotstorenearalcoholorotherflammablematerials.Donotplacelitcandleswheretheycouldbemovedorknocked.

Ensureteammembersarenotpositioninnoisyareasforlongperiods.Monitornoiselevels,carefulcontrolofsoundequipmentrequired.

Minimisefeedbackissues.

Venuestafftomonitorallguests.Restrictsaleofalcoholwherenecessary.

Eventorganisershaveasysteminplacetodealwithsuchsituations.

Eventcoordinatortoensurehandrailissecurelyfastened.

Measures

Ensureequipmentissharedbetweenanappropriatenumberofpeople,especiallywhenmovingonstaircases.Teammembersareexperiencedin

manuallifting.

Cablestobecoveredwitheitherrubbercablecoversortapedtothefloor,alongstageedges,skirtingboards,etc.Allequipment

setup/breakdown/movementduringtheshowtobedonewithhouselightsup.Strageaccesstobeleftclear.

AllPAequipmenttobesetupbyeventteam,whoaretrainedandfamiliarwiththisequipment.Artiststosetuptheirownequipmentandshouldbe

experiencedindoingso.

PAsystemmayrequiremountingpoles.TeamareexperiencedinassemblingPAsystem.

RiskFactor:

1 9

1 9

Risk=ProbabilityxSeverity

1to9= Lowrisk,reduceifpracticable10to28= Mediumrisk,begintoplanactionstraightaway30+ Highrisk,immediateactionrequired

Noinjury Minorinjury Majorinjury Fatality

Almostimpossible Likely Certain

5Probability

5