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
