General Risk Assessment
School of Biological Sciences
Task, person, area or room being assessed
Assessed by:
Date & Time
Signed:
Supervisor's name
Tick all the hazards that apply and add any additional hazards as necessary
A1 Manual handling
B1 Compressed gases
C1 Corrosive, Irritant
A2 Lone working, visitors
B2 Ionising radiation ***
C2 Explosive, Impact sensitive
A3 Machinery, vehicles
B3 Non-ionising radn, EM fields
C3 Toxic, Highly Toxic
A4 Display screen equipment
B4 Pressure vessels, autoclaves
C4 Allergens, Sensitisers ***
A5 Slips, trips and falls
B5 Electrical
C5 Carcinogen, Mutagen, Teratogen ***
A6 Air quality/confined spaces
B6 Cryogenics; Liquid nitrogen
C6 Flammables & oxidising agents
A7 Noise, vibration
B7 Hot apparatus, microwave
C7 Biological, microbiological ***
A8 Sharps, broken glass, needles
B8
C8 Genetic modification ***
A9
B9
C9
A detailed assessment of each hazard ticked above should be given below, use continuation sheets as necessary
*** Tasks assessed as involving any of these hazards will also require completion of a Health Screening Form for each worker
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
Exercise equipment
Physiological testing
Sports injury
Terrain - cliffs, marshes etc
Weather, exposure etc
Tides, storm etc
Boat Work
Risk Rating with controls in place
Reference
(A1, B3,
etc.)
Give detail of the hazard, when will it be
present, who is at risk, etc
What controls must be in place to limit the risk to
those concerned. State whether the control is
already implemented
Disposal and/or disinfection
route for waste material, byproducts, contaminated
apparatus, sharps etc
Assessment approved by: ……………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………
Signature: ……………………………………………………..….
Review Date: ……………………………………
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Likelihood
(Probability)
Worst
case
outcome
Very unlikely VU
Unlikely
U
Likely
L
Very likely
VL
Slight
Moderate
Extreme
Estimated
Risk
S
M
E
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Very High
VL
L
M
H
VH
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Risk Rating with controls in place
Reference
(A1, B3,
etc.)
Give detail of the hazard, when will it be
present, who is at risk, etc
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What controls must be in place to limit the risk to
those concerned. State whether the control is
already implemented
Disposal and/or disinfection
route for waste material, byproducts, contaminated
apparatus, sharps etc
Assessment approved by: ……………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………
Signature: ……………………………………………………..….
Review Date: ……………………………………
Likelihood
(Probability)
Worst
case
outcome
Very unlikely VU
Unlikely
U
Likely
L
Very likely
VL
Slight
Moderate
Extreme
Estimated
Risk
S
M
L
Very low VL
Low
L
Moderate M
High
H
Very High VH
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