Risk Assessment Summary Sheet

Activity/Workplace; Surveying, Setting Out and Site Inspections Ref 052

Generic Risk Assessment Risk Assessment after application of Control Measures

Likelihood

Likelihood
Severity

Severity
Risk Risk
Rating Rating
Risk before Responsible after
Hazard Risk Group controls CONTROL MEASURES Person controls
- High visibility clothing to be worn at all times; Surveyor
- Where surveying/ setting out is proposed on a live
carriageway/ hard shoulder a site specific Risk Activity
Live Traffic Collision/ impact Employee 3 5 15 1 5 5
Assessment must be carried out in advance to establish Planner
the traffic management measures necessary;

- On unprotected cliffs/ escarpments stay a suitable distance Surveyor

back from the edge at all times to eliminate any risk of
Cliffs/ falling;
Escarpments/ - Where an activity requires an employee to survey/ inspect Activity
Falling from height Employee 2 5 10 1 5 5
High Walls/ high structures, a site specific Risk Assessment must be Planner
Bridges carried out in advance to establish appropriate control
measures.

- Work in or around swampy/ boggy ground where there is a

Surveyor
risk of engulfment or drowning is not permissible as a Lone
Working activity;
Activity
- A site specific Risk Assessment must be carried out in
Swampy/ boggy Engulfment/ Planner
Employee 3 5 15 advance to establish appropriate control measures. 1 3 3
ground Drowning
- Where unexpected swampy/ boggy ground is noted during
Surveyor
the Initial Site Assessment the need for additional control
measures will be assessed as per the SSWP.

- Wear appropriate footwear and maintain to a high

standard;
Uneven/ Wet/
Slips, Trips & Falls Employee 3 3 9 - Particular care must be taken in periods of high rainfall and Surveyor 3 3 9
Slippery ground
windy conditions.

- Wear high visibility clothing

Construction
Collision/ impact Employee 3 5 15 - Safe Pass Surveyor 1 5 5
Traffic
Biological Working adjacent watercourses is main source of infection.
Hazards, Weils Illness Employee 1 4 4 - Avoid rubbing eyes, nose or mouth during work. Surveyor 1 1 1
Disease, - Carry sterile wipes and thoroughly wipe off hands and

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 Risk Assessment Summary Sheet
Activity/Workplace; Surveying, Setting Out and Site Inspections Ref 052
Generic Risk Assessment Risk Assessment after application of Control Measures

Likelihood

Likelihood
Severity

Severity
Risk Risk
Rating Rating
Risk before Responsible after
Hazard Risk Group controls CONTROL MEASURES Person controls
Infectious Disease forearms when finished;

- Work adjacent to water where there is a risk of drowning is

not permissible as a Lone Working activity;
Lakes/ Rivers/ Activity
Drowning Employee 3 5 15 - A site specific Risk Assessment must be carried out in 1 5 5
Ponds, etc Planner
advance to establish appropriate control measures.

- Assume all overhead lines are live;

- Only fully extend the level staff when absolutely necessary
Overhead power
Electrocution Employee 2 5 10 and take care that there are no overhead lines in the Surveyor 1 5 5
services
vicinity;

- Current Donegal County Council policy on bullying and

Harassment from Assault/
Employee 2 1 2 harassment to be implemented; Surveyor 2 1 2
public Intimidation
- Only employees who have completed manual handling
training should be permitted to engage in surveying/ setting Activity
Manual Handling Muscular injuries Employee 2 3 6 1 3 3
out activities; Planner

- Mobile phone to be carried at all times;

- Where mobile phone coverage is poor and employee
Difficulty in
expects to be out of sight of passers by, regular check-ins
summoning help/
Lone Working Employee 2 3 6 with head office must be arranged in advance; Surveyor 1 3 3
Illness/ Accident/
- Consult with landowner before entering any field where
Attack from animal
livestock is present to assess if any risk of attack;

- Where there is a risk of engulfment, an unsupported

excavation is not to be entered;
Excavations Engulfment/ Falls Employee 3 5 15 Surveyor 2 5 10
- Adhere to site rules as set out in safety induction.

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