Risk Assessment - Operation at Roof Level
Duty holders are required by law to ensure that all work at height
is properly planned and organised. To do this you must carry out
a full risk assessment for each of the individual procedures.
Risk Assessments must be site specific and not generic.
The concept behind a risk assessment is to identify an activity,
highlight the relevant hazards and significant identifiable risks and then
put control measures in place to prevent an accident from occurring.
Employers obviously need to carry out a Risk Assessment in relation
to all operations.
Under the Work at Height Regulations a Risk Assessment
should first look at the hierarchy of control measures:
- Can the risk be eliminated - In other words does the work at height
really need to be carried out?
- If the work can not be eliminated then can the risk of a fall be
removed such as through the provision of guardrails?
- If a fall can not be eliminated then the distance and consequence
of a fall must be minimised, such as through the provision of
fall arrest equipment.
When carrying out a Risk Assessment you must also bear in mind
that more injuries occur as a result of work at height below 2m and
so assess all risks irrespective of height.
Safesite’s experienced Technical Services Department can help
with your Risk Assessment needs via an initial telephone
conversation and then arrange for one of our Surveyors to
provide an on-site evaluation and solution.
To discuss a Risk Assessment, please contact: Graham Willmott,
Email: graham@safesite.co.uk
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