Risk Assessment for Waste Handling and Recycling.

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Description Of Work: Collecting, sorting and recycling waste materials on site and transporting off site (excluding sites where contamination has not been removed or where explosives or
other specialist military items have been stored or manufactured).
Task / Job Component Hazard Persons at risk
Waste handling and Surveyors, engineers, workers,
recycling. Unstable structures. client’s personnel, general public,
visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Spread of contamination off site. client’s personnel, general public
visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Dust/eye injury. client’s personnel, general public,
visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Explosion/fire. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Unauthorised access/protection of Surveyors, engineers, workers,
the public. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Residual
Risk
Risk
Rating Controls / Precautions to Reduce Risk
Rating
L/M/H
L/M/H
 Engineering solution drawn up by competent person.
 Temporary bracing barriers and signs to exclude
unauthorised persons.
M L
 Waste only be stored on stable floors capable of
supporting load. (No overloading of floor levels with
demolition waste.)
 Wheel wash facilities on site and sheeting down of
lorries.
M L
 Careful control of surface water.
 Liaison with neighbours/police.
 Provide suitable face masks and goggles.
 Where possible site dusty materials down wind of
H workers. L
 Wetting down site roads and rubble stock piles.
 Health surveillance.
 Survey and protection of underground services.
 Segregation of highly flammable wastes, oxidising
agents, flammables and sources of ignition.
H L
 Site security fencing and lighting.
 Specialist ex-rated plant to be considered.
 Hot works permits.
H  Netting to scaffolds or fans or both. L
 Security fences and gates with appropriate signs and
possible need for night security watchmen or CCTV.
 Segregation of dangerous waste, e.g. rebar and waste
liquids.

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Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Chemicals/biological hazards. client’s personnel, general
public,visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Dermatitis. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Noise. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Whole body vibration. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
Asbestos. client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Contact with machinery or vehicles. Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
 Removal of protruding nails.
 Timber stacks secured against overturning by sticking
and banding.
 Secure covers to excavation pit.
 Survey by an occupational hygienist prior to handling.
 COSHH assessment on materials such as silica dust.
 Consider vaccination.
 Enforce high standards of personal hygiene including
M L
eating, smoking and drinking.
 Specialist cleaning/purging redundant vessels and
pipework and removal of specialist wastes.
 Procedure to deal with sharps.
 Gloves.
M  Waterproof barrier cream. L
 Health surveillance.
 Provide hearing protection and enforce wearing when
operating machines.
H L
 Signs.
 Audiometric testing.
 Invest in plant where the operator does not stand on the
machine.
M  Provide frequent operator changes. L
 Rubber mats for operator to stand on.
 Health monitoring scheme.
 Survey before demolition and removal of all asbestos
containing materials (ACMs) by specialists. It is illegal to
sell ACMs including corrugated AC roofing sheets (this
H L
does not apply to similar sheets which have been
proved by approved laboratory tests to contain no
asbestos).
H  Inspection by competent engineer before being put into L
first use.
 Regular guard and interlock inspections.
 Trained operator.
 Manufacturer’s instructions.
 All machinery movements to be under the control of a
qualified Banksman/Slinger.
 Wearing of high-visibility clothing, no loose clothing or
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Manual handling.
Weather.
Control of waste liquids.
Electricity.
Slips, trips and falls.
Work at heights/fall of material.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
jewellery.
 Minimise reversing movements and follow site traffic
arrangements in health and safety plan, including
barriers to demarcate pedestrian routes.
 CCTV mounted on all tractive units.
 Maintenance of conveyor skirts.
 Crusher permit-to-work system.
 Selection of suitably sized loader and provision of clear
instructions.
 Semi-static plant mounted on easy to clean, well
blinded hardstandings.
 Use of safety devices and daily checking of these in
addition to stop and start button functions.
 Training in safe manual handling techniques.
 Provide clear access routes to work areas.
H L
 Provide points of attachment on all to facilitate
mechanical handling.
 Suspend work during strong winds, poor visibility or icy
M conditions. L
 Provide chinstraps for safety helmets.
 Specialist advice and materials to prevent entry into
H L
watercourses and drains.
 Installation by qualified electrician with issue of
electrical installation certificate with a schedule of
inspection and test results before first use on site.
H L
 Regular maintenance checks as recommended by
manufacturer.
 Supply cables ducted and protected.
 Provide safe access routes with barriers to separate
vehicles and pedestrians.
 Good housekeeping.
H  Safety footwear. L
 Edge protection where there is a risk of falls at edges or
openings.
 Good lighting.
 Minimise work at heights by dismantling items already
H L
lowered to the ground. Appropriate use of harnesses by
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Overturn of plant.
Nails.
Site-specific Activities Additional Site–specific Hazards
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Surveyors, engineers, workers,
client’s personnel, general public,
young/old/infirm, visitors.
Persons at risk
trained personnel. Tubular steel scaffolds. Mobile
elevating work platforms. Establish and police exclusion
zones, install scaffold fans and debris netting.
 Drivers to remain in FOPS designed cabs.
 Edge protection on plant platforms and permanent
ladders with special non-slip rungs.
 Skips regularly inspected for wear and tear.
 Ramps to have level tops and maximum 1:10 gradient,
well compacted with minimum 1.5m high edge
H L
protection.
 Vehicles to have seat belts and ROPS.
 Systematic removal as work proceeds.
M  Designated storage for rough materials. L
 Safety footwear with mid-soles.
Additional Controls Required
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Likelihood
How often could the hazard occur? Consider the task, frequency,
duration, method of work, employees involved.

Severity
How serious would the hazard’s effects be if
realised? Consider the type of hazard, biological, ergonomic, physical and
chemical.

Risk = Likelihood x Severity

E.g. Likelihood (4) X Severity (3) = 12 HIGH RISK

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