Module 3

Controlling risks

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How do you reduce risk?

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If you want to reduce the risk, you’ll need to: • reduce likelihood • reduce consequence • reduce both

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 Any risk that remains after controls have been implemented is called residual risk

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How do you decide which risk control to use?

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Since there are so many risk controls to choose from, how do you know which are the most effective?

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To help decide on the risk control there is a hierarchy of risk control that you can use 1. Eliminate hazard 2. Reduce hazard 3. Prevent contact 4. Safe system of work 5. Wear PPE

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The most effective method of risk control is to completely eliminate the hazard

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One way to eliminate the hazard is to remove it completely

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 Another way to eliminate the hazard is to substitute it with a less hazardous solution

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If the hazard can’t be eliminated, attempt to reduce its potential to cause harm

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If the hazard can’t be eliminated, attempt to reduce its potential to cause harm

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Next, prevent people from coming into contact with hazards by separating them from each other 

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Enclosing the hazard behind a barrier is also an effective way of separating hazards from people

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 A safe system of work details how activities should be carried out to minimise risk

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Personal protective equipment is the last line of defence, since it’s entirely reliant on each employee remembering to wear it

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In general, risk controls that rely on people are weaker than those that don’t

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 A number of factors may affect your risk control decision, such as: • • • • •

number of people you’re trying to protect reliance on behaviour  maintenance cost reduction of risk

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If elimination is the safer option, what would cause us to choose a barrier instead?

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Risks must be reduced so far as is reasonably practicable

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Risks must be reduced so far as is reasonably practicable

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 A general guide to controlling risks:

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Put risk control into practice

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Key learning points: • How do you reduce risk? • How do you decide which risk control to use?

Controlling risks

Key learning points: • How do you reduce risk? • How do you decide which risk control to use?