Risk Assessment Record: Laser Cutter
Shawcross – Room GC4 / Interact Lab
School of Engineering and Informatics
J. Luis Berna
10.Nov.2015
Building manager:
Position:
Valid until / Due for review:
Johnny Parish
Laboratory Technician
10.Nov.2016
Laser Cutter
Risks of fire, damage from laser light, fumes, noise and entalgement associated with operating a Laser Cutter
Operator / Those in
the vicinity
Fire protection and cut out on
machine – training – fire
extinguishers nearby.
Laser Light
Operator / Those in
the vicinity
Exposure to
fume generated
by hot process
Noise
Operator / Those in
the vicinity
Entanglement in
moving
machinery
Operator
Operator / Those in
the vicinity
Equipment must never be left
unattended when in use.
1. Machine completely enclosed in
accordance with Class 2
regulations
2. interlocks on doors
3. Training given
4. Opening of electrical enclosures
and maintenance will only be
carried out by a competent
laser service engineer with the
equipment electrically isolated
Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
attached to laser, so that all
fume is removed.
1. Ear plug and ear defenders
provided
2. Safety procedures displayed
next to the equipment
Completely enclosed – interlocks
on all doors
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Residual Risk Rating
(RL x RS)
Fire
Further Risk Controls required
(if Risk Rating is 5 or above) *
Residual Severity (RS)
Existing Risk Controls *
Residual likelihood (RL)
Who may be
harmed?
Risk Rating (LxS) *
Hazards
Identified
Severity (S) *
Acceptable
Likelihood (L) *
Location / Area:
Dept/School:
Assessor:
Date of assessment:
Summary of project
or activity
Overview of main
risks involved:
Overall Risk Rating:
Responsible for
implementing further
Risk Control
measures
Due Date **
Date
Completed
* Risk Rating:
This form assumes 1-5 scoring system for Likelihood & Severity, and 1-25 scoring for Risk Rating. (see Guidance Note on Risk Assessments (RAs) for more details)
Within 1-25 Risk Rating scoring, Risk Rating score of 1-4 is considered Acceptable, 5-9 Adequate.
Risk Rating of 10 and above indicates that further risk control measures must be introduced until the Residual Risk Rating has been reduced to at least below 10.
** Due Date records the date by which all the identified risk control measures need to be implemented.
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