HS017
HS Risk management form
For additional information refer to HS329 Risk Management Procedure
Faculty/Division: Science
School/Unit: Physics
Document number
PORTEIN RM-8
Initial Issue date 21-11-2012
Risk management name
Current version
Current Version
Issue date
Next review date
27-11-2016
Protein Lab Cary UV-Vis spectrophotometer
Form completed by
Gary Keenan
Responsible supervisor/ authorising officer
Signature
Date
Signature
Date
Prof .Paul Curmi
Identify the activity and the location of the activity
Identify who may be at risk from the activity:
Description
of activity
This may include fellow workers, visitors, contractors and the public. The types of people may
affect the risk controls needed and the location may affect the number of people at risk
The Cary Bio 100 UV- Vis spectrophotometer is used to measure the
absorbance and transmittance of UV and visible light of protein
samples and cell culture samples. Read and understand the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Persons at risk
Physics Staff, Students and visitors from other
schools and outside research organisations.
How they were
consulted on the risk
Induction training & task specific training.
.
Description
of location
Located in Protein Lab G10 OMB
Some staff and students have already completed
UNSW course Manual handling –hazardous
substances , laboratory safety awareness and
ionising radiation or their equivalents. Others will be
encouraged to do so.
List legislation, standards, codes of practice, manufacturer’s guidance etc used to determine control measures necessary
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
Identify hazards and control the risks.
1. An activity may be divided into tasks. For each task identify the hazards and associated risks. Also list the possible scenarios which could sooner or later cause harm.
2. Determine controls necessary based on legislation, codes of practice, Australian standards, manufacturer’s instructions etc.
3. List existing risk controls and any additional controls that need to be implemented
SHADED GREY AREAS
The grey area’s must be completed for complex situations where you are unfamiliar with the hazard and risk and how to control it effectively.
Many hazards and their associated risks are well known and have well established and accepted control measures. In these situations, it is unnecessary to determine the risk
rating, you may simply implement the controls.
Feel free to resize the boxes to suit your situation/the amount of text you need to use
Risk Rating
Task/
Hazard
Any additional controls
required?
Associated
harm
C
UV light
Burns to the
skin and eyes .
Possible long
term disease
 See RM-8
Training. Read and understand the manufacturer’s
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instructions.
The UV lamp is enclosed in the unit the user should
never remove covers or try to disassemble the
machine . The UV beam (and Visuable beam) travel
through the sample chamber . Keep the chamber
door closed when not placing or removing a cuvette.
.
Using the
UV Spec
Chemical
Poisoning
,chemical
burns , skin
irritation ,
allergies,
possible long
term disease.
See RM-2
Only very small amounts of chemicals are used
As usual wear lab coat , gloves(for gel) . Wear the
standard Protein lab PPE.
Is this
reasonably
practicable
Y/N
Existing controls
Scenario
Using the
UV Spec
Cost of controls
(in terms of time,
effort, money)
Risk Rating
Task/
Hazard
Any additional controls
required?
Associated
harm
C
Using the
UV Spec
Biohazard
Contamination,
infection long
term disease
Electrical
Electric shock
See RM-3
Wear the standard Protein lab PPE including eye
protection.
See RM-21
All single phase outlets are protected by residual
current devices (RCD) and are regularly PAT tested
and visually inspected before use. In emergency the
RCDs , which are located around the Lab can turn off
banks of power points without touching the equipment
or the power point it is plugged into.
Before using visually inspect equipment to see it has
a PAT tag ,
Check that the plug is firmly in the wall socket if any
there is suspect connection or broken insulation or
other defect is noticed do not turn the machine on but
mark it faulty and seek advice from Gary Keenan or
Paul Curmi.
.
All Protein lab equipment is being used on benches in
Wet lab conditions , keep benches dry and clean up any
spills immediately See SWP-90-91-92
Is this
reasonably
practicable
Y/N
Existing controls
Scenario
Using the
UV Spec
Cost of controls
(in terms of time,
effort, money)
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List emergency procedures and controls
List emergency controls for how to deal with fires, spills or exposure to hazardous substances and/or emergency shutdown procedures
The protein lab is equipped with :
An Oxygen depletion alarm system.
a Safety Shower
a “man down alarm”
a natural gas emergency shutdown system.
Implementation
Additional control measures needed:
Resources required
Responsible person
Date of implementation
REVIEW
Scheduled review date:
Are all control measures in place?
Are controls eliminating or minimising the risk?
Are there any new problems with the risk?
Review by: (name)
Review date:
Acknowledgement of Understanding
All persons performing these tasks must sign that they have read and understood the risk management (as described in HS329 Risk Management Procedure).
Note: for activities which are low risk or include a large group of people (e.g. open days, BBQ’s, student classes etc), only the persons undertaking the key activities need to sign below. For all others involved in such
activities, the information can be covered by other methods including for example a safety briefing, induction, and/or safety information sheet (ensure the method of communicating this information is specified here)
Risk management name and version number:
Name
I have read and understand this risk management form
Signature
Date