Tender Stage Risk Assessment

Removal of Asbestos Cement Roof, Mansard and Demolition of Building.

@
Highbury Roundhouse. Ronald Road. London., E5 1XB
RISK ASSESSMENT TABLES
Definitions and Parameters
Severity (S) Classifications

Likelihood (L)
Classifications

Degree of Risk (R)

Minor Minor accident, resulting in no

serious injuries or lost time; little or no
damage to property or the environment.

Improbable no known
instances of such an
event occurring.

05=

Low Risk; ensure controls

are adhered to and
activity need not alter.

Moderate Potential injury necessitating

less than 3 days off work; damage to
property or the environment requiring
remedial work.

Remote past
experience suggests
that event rarely occur.

6 10 =

Moderate Risk; tolerable,

but efforts should be
made to reduce the risk
where cost effective and
reasonably practicable.

Serious Accident reportable under

RIDDOR 95; serious damage to property or
the environment.

Possible experience
shows that events
occur on occasions.

Major Accident resulting in serious or

permanent injury; major or permanent
damage to property or the environment.

Probable experience
shows that events
occur frequently.

11 15 = Substantial Risk; all

practicable measures
must be taken to reduce
the level of risk; tolerable
only where further risk
reduction is impracticable
or disproportionate to the
risk involved.

Catastrophic Accident resulting in death or

severe disablement; destruction of property;
irreversible damage to the environment.

Likely very likely to

happen unless actively
prevented.

Those at risk
EMP

Employees

CON

Contractors

PUB

Public

VIS

Visitors

16 25 = Extreme Risk;
unacceptable except in
extraordinary
circumstances; all control
measures must be taken
regardless of cost.

Tender Stage Risk Assessment

Removal of Asbestos Cement Roof, Mansard and Demolition of Building.
@
Highbury Roundhouse. Ronald Road. London., E5 1XB
TASK RISK ASSESSMENTS
Author: Chris Webber

Date: 22/06/2011
Those at Risk

Activity
Delivery of materials
(Unloading) &
collection of Materials
(Loading).

Handling of plant and

materials

Hazard description
Manual handling
Reversing vehicles
Interface with other
contractors/Client
staff/public
Damage to Client assets
Low light levels (night time
working)
Violence to staff outside
Client working area

Consequence

Emp

Con

Pub

Initial rating
Vis

Residual
rating
R

Risk Control Measure

Plant and Equipment to be off loaded within

designated area within the site confines. No plant
to be offloaded on the public highway. Deliveries
only permissible at agreed Client hours.

Musculoskeletal Disorders, cuts

/ abrasions.

Offloading to be fully supervised at all times.

12

Plant to be moved to point of use / storage

location immediately.
Information, instruction supervision and training.

Manual Handling.
Musculoskeletal Disorders, cuts
/ abrasions.

All surplus materials to be lifted by mechanical

plant/FLT

No

No

No

16

Small arisings under 20KG to be handled

carefully.
Persons suited to the task.
Information, Instruction, Training, Supervision.

Use of Hand tools

Selection of tools to suit the task.

Removal of Internal
Plasterboard/Studwork
Partitions

Major Injury/Musculoskeletal
Disorders/Minor
injury/Cuts/Abrasions

Stable access platforms.

No

No

No

20

Removal of waste as it arises.

Competent Operatives.
Training, Information, Instruction, Supervision.

Tender Stage Risk Assessment

Removal of Asbestos Cement Roof, Mansard and Demolition of Building.
@
Highbury Roundhouse. Ronald Road. London., E5 1XB
TASK RISK ASSESSMENTS
Author: Chris Webber

Date: 22/06/2011
Those at Risk

Activity

Hazard description

Consequence

Use of Mechanical
plant

Noise.

Environmental disturbance,
effects for local housing and
businesses

Emp

Con

Pub

Initial rating
Vis

Residual
rating
R

Risk Control Measure

Tools fit for purpose.

Works to be undertaken during normal working
hours.

No

No

No

Radios prohibited in work area.

Vehicle engines to be switched off when not in
use.
Operatives to wear ear protection.
Information, instruction supervision and training.

Use of Mechanical Plant

Collision/ Entrapment

Crush/Impact Injuries

Areas to be clearly demarcated.

Fatality/Major Injury.

Banksman to be in attendance at all times whilst

machine is operating.
Approach on side of vision.
Keep clear and give way to vehicle movements.

No

No

20

Vehicle to have fully operational flashing beacons

and audible reverse signal.
All operatives to wear clean High Visibilty
clothing at all times.
Information, instruction supervision and training.

Tender Stage Risk Assessment

Removal of Asbestos Cement Roof, Mansard and Demolition of Building.
@
Highbury Roundhouse. Ronald Road. London., E5 1XB
TASK RISK ASSESSMENTS
Author: Chris Webber

Date: 22/06/2011
Those at Risk

Activity

Hazard description

Consequence

Emp

Con

Pub

Initial rating
Vis

Residual
rating
R

Asbestos

Risk Control Measure

Operatives to be made aware of the position of all

ACMs
Inhalation of respirable
dust.

Chronic Respiratory Disease

No

No

25

Asbestos Cement to be removed by asbestos

trained operatives and suppressed.
Operatives to decontaminate.
Information, instruction supervision and training.

All activities

Slippery and uneven

surfaces:
Slips, trips and falls.

Keep area clean and tidy by regular cleaning

regime.

Musculoskeletal disorders, cuts

and bruises.

No

15

Keep all arisings for recycling stacked in

designated storage areas.
Information, instruction supervision and training.

All Activities

Contact with Vermin.

Leptospirosis/ Acute Liver
disease.

No

No

No

25

Operatives to refrain from entering areas

containing undergrowth.
Good Hygiene procedures.
Information, instruction, training, supervision

Removal of high level

infrastructure

Falls from Height

Acces to high level internal services by means of

MEWP/Scaffold Tower
Fatality/ Major injury.

No

No

No

25

Access to mansard AC sheets via Independent

scaffold.
Information, instruction, training, supervision.