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A sample of risk assessments for one or more of the following high hazard activities may be requested from departments who are undergoing a Target 100 (T100) assessment. Departments will have other risk assessments but if they work with hazards that are associated with the listed topic it will be a sample of these that will be requested for scrutiny as evidence for the following T100 measure:
'Written risk assessments are available for a sample of work activities that have significant hazards'
| TOPIC |
HIGH HAZARD ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING: |
| Asbestos | asbestos containing materials (ACMs) |
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Biological material |
bioagents, GMMs & clinical material |
| HG3 Bio agents / Class 3 GMMs | |
| Chemicals |
hazardous liquids e.g. corrosives, flammables |
| substance that react violently e.g. explosive, toxic gas evolved | |
| *controlled materials | |
| nano materials | |
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Compressed gases |
flammable gases |
| asphyxiants e.g. carbon dioxide | |
| compressed gas | |
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Confined spaces |
storage tanks, silos, reaction vessels, enclosed drains or sewers, service tunnels |
| Cryogenics |
cryogenics substances |
| Electricity |
equipment powered off 3 phase electricity supply or other high energy source |
| working at or near exposed live electricity conductors | |
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Lifting equipment |
equipment for lifting and lowering loads and includes the attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it |
| Machinery | workshop machinery e.g. lathes, milling machines, shapers and power presses |
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Manual handling |
lifting or moving heavy loads |
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People interactions |
interviewing members of the public / research participants in their home or isolated locations where the interviewee is not vetted and/or the interviewer is vulnerable |
| unskilled people in high hazard environments | |
| dealing with members of the public e.g. open days | |
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Pressure systems |
systems where the contents are 0.5 bar (7psi) or more above atmospheric pressure or where steam is present at any pressure |
| Radiation |
saeled / unsealed sources |
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lasers (class 3/4) |
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| x-rays | |
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Water systems - where there is a risk of legionella proliferation due to: |
a suitable temperature for growth of between 20oC to 45oC |
| a source of nutrients for the organism e.g. sludge, scale, rust, algae or other organic matter | |
| a way of creating and spreading breathable droplets, e.g. the aerosol created by a cooling tower, showers or spray taps | |
| the storage and / or re-circulation of water | |
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Welding / cutting |
blowlamps, gas/plasma cutting or welding equipment |
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Working conditions |
extended working hours |
| off-site working |
*Controlled materials: Information required by Home Office in relation to the European Directive on Illicit Drug Precursors; or the Department of Trade and Industry in relation to the Chemical Weapons Act 1996