RISK ASSESSMENT REGISTER

RISK ASSESSMENT NUMBER 5 ACTIVITY: Ladder

PERSONS AT HAZARD TYPE RISK

RISK a Fall of person from height LEVEL
b. Fall of person on same level MH
c. Fall of person through/inot hole MH
PREVENTIVE MEASURES d. Fall of object from height MH
1 All ladders should be inspected both before and after use to ensure e Fall of object from same level LL
good condition. f Protruding object MH
2 All damaged ladders should be either cut down to remove the bad g. Flying object HM
section ( in the case of wooden ladder or destroyed). h. Manual handling/lifting MM
I. Use of Machinery
3 Ladders should be inspected by a Company nominated person j. Vehicular operation
qualified to do so, he should also nominate cut lines for trimming k. Mechanical lifting operations
damages wooden ladders. m. Confined space entry
n. Cleaning/purging operations
4 Ladders should be secured at all times by lashing or clipping the o Maintenance operations
top to a fixed point. p. Pressure system
q. Electrical circuits
5 Ladder angles should be no greater than 1:4 (1 out 4 up). r. Fire
s. Explosion
6 Never clim a ladder which is not footed and lashed. t. Water
u. Asphyxiation
7 Do not carry items up ladders both hands shoud be free. v. Inhalation
w. Contact hazard
8 Always maintain a three point contact when climbing a ladder (hand x, Noise & vibration
& feet). y. Lonising radiations
z. Non-lonising radiation
9 Only one person to be on a ladder at any one time. aa. Use of handtools
bb. Use of electric handtools
10 Lifting aparatus to be supplied to lift equipment and tools onto a cc. Climatic
raised working platform. dd. Hazardous substances
ee. Collapse of stacking/structure
ff Housekeeping LH