WORK EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY RISK ASSESSMENT

JRL Solutions Ltd helps employers to meet their obligations under legislation and standards by carrying out risk assessments of work equipment and machinery. Risk assessment of work equipment and machinery should be carried out by a competent person.The legislation and standards to be considered include:-

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992
• Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
• BS EN ISO 12100 (Safety of Machinery-safety concepts)
• BS EN ISO 14121 (Safety of Machinery-risk assessment)

The purpose of a work equipment and machinery risk assessment is to:-

• Identify significant hazards
• Identify persons at risk including specific persons at greater risk
• Evaluate risk in terms of likelihood and consequence, decide if risk is managed adequately and if not make recommendations to manage the risk better
• Record the significant findings
• Be reviewed at appropriate intervals

JRL Solutions Ltd collects evidence from observation, discussion, study of documentation and photographic record.

JRL Solutions Ltd takes into account the current controls when carrying out a work equipment and machinery risk assessment.

A hierarchy of control is used in evaluating the effectiveness of control, which includes :-

• Technical control
• Procedural/Organisational control
• Behavioural control

In carrying out a risk assessment of work equipment and machinery the following issues should be considered:-

• Suitability
• Maintenance
• Inspection
• Specific risks and restrictions on use
• Information, instruction and training
• Conformity with EC requirements
• Dangerous parts of machinery
• Protection against specified hazards
• High or very low temperatures
• Control mechanisms and systems
• Starting controls
• Stop controls
• Emergency stop controls
• Controls
• Control systems
• Isolation
• Stability
• Lighting
• Maintenance operations
• Markings
• Warnings