DSEAR Risk Assessment Checklist

• Site/Area/Zone

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Step 1: Information

• Names of the product/substance being handled, stored, or produced:

• Photo (optional)

  Media

• Is the substance (select all that apply)

  Select Explosive Oxidising Extremely Flammable Highly Flammable Flammable Flash point less than 32°C May produce explosive atmosphere due to vapour/gas/dust

  • Explosive
  • Oxidising
  • Extremely Flammable
  • Highly Flammable
  • Flammable
  • Flash point less than 32°C
  • May produce explosive atmosphere due to vapour/gas/dust

• You may terminate the risk assessment at this point if none was selected above, otherwise continue.

• Describe how a work system, or activity could fail and give rise to fire or explosion. Mention any sources of ignition:

Step 2: Control Measures

Process/activity

• Has the quantity of the dangerous substance held/used been reduced to a minimum?

  Yes

  No

• Have steps been taken to avoid, or minimise releases (intentional or unintentional)?

  Yes

  No

• Have steps been taken to control releases at source?

  Yes

  No

• Have steps been taken to prevent the formation of an explosive atmosphere?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have steps been taken to collect, contain and remove any releases to a safe place (e.g. by ventilation)?

  Yes

  No

• Have steps been taken to avoid adverse conditions (e.g. Exceeding the limits of temperature or other control settings)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are incompatible substances kept apart in storage and, so far as is practicable, in use (e.g. oxidisers and combustibles)?

  Yes

  No

• Have the number of employees exposed to the dangerous substances or explosive atmosphere been reduced to the minimum?

  Yes

  No

• Has plant been supplied that is explosion resistant?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is explosion suppression or relief provided on equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have adequate measures been taken to control or minimise the spread of fire, or explosion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has suitable personal Protective Equipment (PPE) been provided, and have operatives been trained how to wear it correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Workplace/process and management systems

• Is the workplace designed, constructed and maintained so as to provide adequate fire-resistance and/or explosion relief?

  Yes

  No

• Is any assembly, construction, installation, rig, plant, equipment, protection system, etc., designed in such a manner as to minimise risk of fire and/or explosion?

  Yes

  No

• Is any such assembly, construction, installation, rig, plant, equipment, protection systems, etc., used in such a manner as to minimise risk of fire and/or explosion?

  Yes

  No

• Have appropriate safe systems of work, or other required procedural systems of organising work, been developed and communicated to the workforce, either by way of this form or another document?

  Yes

  No

• Is a permit to work scheme required for working with the substance(s), or in the work area?

  Yes

  No

• Are these strictly enforced?

  Yes

  No

• Explosive atmospheres?

  Yes

  No

• Have all such areas been classified in to zones in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Regulations?

  Yes

  No

• Where necessary have such classified zones been marked at their entry points with the specified ‘EX’ hazard warning sign?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all areas classified into such zones appropriately protected from sources of ignition, through the selection of equipment and protective systems compliant with the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996?

  Yes

  No

• Are employees working in zoned areas provided with clothing that does not create a risk of electrostatic discharge?

  Yes

  No

• Have areas where explosive atmospheres may be present, before their first operation, been verified as being safe by a person, or organisation competent in the field of explosion protection?

  Yes

  No

Storage

• Are all flammable substances kept in suitable fire resistant storage and are all quantities in excess of 50ltrs kept in dedicated and appropriately protected flammable stores?

  Yes

  No

• Are all petroleum spirits, or derivatives thereof, in excess of 50ltrs kept in dedicated and appropriately protected petroleum spirit stores?

  Yes

  No

• Are incompatible substances stored apart (e.g. flammables, oxidisers, combustibles, flammable gases, LPG)?

  Yes

  No

• Where appropriate have storage areas been designed to provide explosion relief/resistance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency procedures

• Have suitable emergency procedures been developed and communicated to the workforce to deal with adverse process conditions (e.g. exceeding limits of temperature, or other control settings)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have suitable emergency procedures been developed and communicated to the workforce to deal with fire and evacuation?

  Yes

  No

• Have suitable emergency procedures been developed and communicated to the workforce to deal with the spillage of dangerous substances?

  Yes

  No

Waste disposal

• Have suitable procedures been developed, communicated to the workforce and implemented to deal with the safe transport and disposal of dangerous substances?

  Yes

  No

Information, Instruction and Training

• Has appropriate information, instruction and training, commensurate with the hazard potential of the dangerous substances, or process, been provided to the workforce as regards; product detail, hazard, risk reduction methods to be employed, management systems to be followed, emergency systems, etc.?

  Yes

  No

• Are only trained and competent persons involved in work with dangerous substances?

  Yes

  No

• Where any question relevant to a dangerous substance being used, produced, handled or stored has returned a No response, the subject area should be revisited to ensure that all required and reasonably practicable risk reducing measures have been implemented.

  Yes

  No

Step 3: Completion

• Hazard reduced to the lowest level?

  Yes

  No

• Comments/Recommendations

• Signature

  Sign