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TASK SPECIFIC HEALTH & SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR METHOD STATEMENTS
Revision No: 00 Date:

Operation / Activity: Working At Height Last Review by: Date:

Personnel / Property at Risk Erectors, Welders, Platers, Labourers Prep by: Date:

Site to be applied App’d by: Date:

Element Hazard Uncontrolled Control Measures Residual Risk

Risk Value Value
Work at Height L S R L S R
All operatives Slip, Trip & Fall of Operative 3 2 6 Wherever possible minimise the need to work at height. 3 1 3
working above 2m Where there is a risk of a fall where an operative could be
when not using a injured a working platform will be provided with guardrails
working platform and toe boards.
with guard-rails Where it is not possible to provide a working platform,
and toe boards harnesses, lanyards, Dover-clamps and SpanSet man
safe work restraint lines will be provided to allow safe
access around open steelwork.
1m long work positioning restraint lanyards and harnesses
are to be used where the risk of falling is 3m or less and
the lanyard is to be fixed at shoulder height to a suitable
anchor.
Fall arrest lanyards and harnesses are to be used where
the risk of falling is 3m or more. The lanyards are to be
fixed to a suitable anchor above the work area.
Procedure to rescue an operative from a fall whilst using a
harness equipped with a lanyard is to be communicated to
the workforce.
Holes are provided in beams to enable ‘manlock’ device to
be used.
Dawson release shackles to be utilised where possible.
All work areas to be kept clean and tidy.

Severity (S): 1-minor 1st aid, 2-Minor hospital referral, 3-RIDDOR (over 3 day), 4-Major injury, 5-fatality
Likelihood (L): 0 - Very Remote, 1 - Remote, 2 - Occasional, 3- Probable, 4 – Frequent
Hazard Rating S x L (0-3 = Low, work can 4-7 = Medium, Work needs additional controls, 8 or more = High, Work shall not commence)
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