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7.1 General Installation- Risk Assessement
Installation
Assessment carried out by: Position: Date:
REMEMBER: REVIEW THE ASSESMENT IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY
Location: Passenger Lift Services Ltd Rev No:
Operation/Activity: Lift Operation
List below the operations, in your
opinion, which involve a significant
hazard, risk of injury?
Severity Likelihood Risk Rating
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
= S x L
Stability of lift during operation 2 1 2
Entrapment from moving parts 2 1 2
Slips, trips and falls 3 1 3
Operating environment 3 2 6
Manual operation of lift 2 1 2
Contact with hazardous substances 2 1 2
Fire 1 1 1
List persons at
risk:
Operators No injury just minor damage to
plant, equipment or structure
Minor injury – small cut or bruise
– first aid treatment
Serious – medical treatment
required – doctor or small injury
clinic
Major – attendance at hospital
accident and emergency
department
Fatalities
Rare - may occur only in
exceptional circumstances. (0-
20% chance)
Unlikely - conceivable (21-40%
chance)
Moderate - could occur at
sometime. (41-60% chance)
Likely - not surprised could occur
several times. (61-80% chance)
Certain - to be expected, will
occur repeatedly. (81-100%
chance)
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Overall risk
rating
Passengers
Risk rating has been defined taking into account the following control measures
Control measures include (engineering quality control, specialist equipment information / instruction, Customer
responsibilities maintained.
Action Plan / Controls:-
All lifts are supplied with safety instructions and safe operating procedures with visual instruction
for the automatic and manual operation of lifts.
Safety instruction is also generated and supplied for the use of lifts by scooters and large powered
wheelchairs.
Supply and fitted lifts have a weight test certificate and an installation and examination report
completed by a competent engineer complying to; Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
Regulations 1998.
Additional controls are to be implemented and maintained by the end user, with six monthly
inspections carried out on all lifting equipment conforming to; Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations 1998.
Has the overall risk rating been reduced to Low?
Has the overall risk rating been reduced to
Medium?
Has the overall risk rating remained High?
Controls are deemed adequate- proceed with the
operation/activity
X
Consider additional controls, strict monitoring of
controls required -proceed with caution
Operation / activity is NOT to be undertaken until
additional controls have been implemented - contact
safety officer
Can the risk be reduced to low by introducing additional preventative and/or protective measures? No
See Risk Assessment Action Plan for additional precautions / controls to be implemented.
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