COMPANY N AME: O’CONNOR RECLAMATION
FORMS RISK ASSESSMENT Subject of Assessment
Night and shift work
Task/Activity
Introduction of night shifts
Assessor
Malcolm Raynor
Location of Assessmen Assessmentt
Earby production site – Grange Road
Risk Rating Matrix (RR)
Likelihoo (L) Certain or near certain to occur (igh!
Reasonably likely to occur (Medium!
"nlikely to occur (#ow!
$atality% ma&or in&ury or illness causing long term disability (igh!
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M$%"&M (M)
In&ury or illness causing short term disability (Medium!
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M$%"&M (M)
L' (L)
'ther in&ury or illness (#ow!
M$%"&M (M)
L' (L)
L' (L)
Severity (S)
Ref
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$itness to work night shifts • •
*roduction workers Maintenance engineer Cleaner +hift Manager
+ontrols in ,lace
ll personnel will be offered a free health assessment before they start working nights and on a regular basis after that (a follow,up e-amination by a health professional should be pro.ided where necessary! Records of anyone refusing a free health assessment will be kept health /uestionnaire will be gi.en to all personnel
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S
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R R
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COMPANY N AME: O’CONNOR RECLAMATION
FORMS Ref
R 1
!aars
ho is at risk*
lack of proper sleep
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2e.elopments of stress on the body
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*eople on the night shift end up tired and worn down3 de.eloping fatigue and irritability4
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R5
ccidents and incidents 2amage to e/uipment
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Increased le.els of tiredness and fatigue R6
ccidents and incidents 2amage to e/uipment 2e.elopment of stress on the body Increased le.els of tiredness and fatigue
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ccidents and incidents 2amage to e/uipment 2e.elopment of stress on the body
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*roduction workers Maintenance engineer Cleaner +hift Manager *roduction workers Maintenance engineer Cleaner *roduction workers Maintenance engineer Cleaner +hift Manager *roduction workers Maintenance engineer Cleaner
+ontrols in ,lace
L
S
R R
Ae-uately controlle*
ll personnel will be gi.en a copy of the Mentor Night and +hift work Guidance Note ll personnel will be re/uired to attend specific company training prior to starting night work
M M M
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M
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ll night and shift workers will be pro.ided with sufficient information3 instruction and training to ensure their health and safety whilst undertaking tasks
Regular monitoring of night and shift worker health and welfare will be undertaken using the ealth Monitoring $orm
7he company will ensure that employees on night work do not work more than on a.erage 68 hours a week calculated o.er a successi.e )9 week reference period 7he company will ensure that night workers: normal # working hours do not e-ceed more than an a.erage of eight hours in each 16 hour period as calculated o.er a successi.e )9 week reference period
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Re.iew safe systems of work to ensure they take into account night and work 7he +hift Manager will re.iew e-isting safe systems of M work for specific acti.ities to ensure that they ha.e ade/uately addressed the additional psychological and physiological ha
N'
COMPANY N AME: O’CONNOR RECLAMATION
FORMS
!aar Ref
Aitional control
7raining will specifically include the implementation of shift patterns3 managing the impact of night work on employees: health and the importance of additional rest breaks4
R1
Assigne to
ilary 7urner
%ate +om,lete
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S
RR
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7raining will also include the following – a! information on how to teach your body to function better at night by taking ad.antage of your ?circadian? rhythm4 0our rhythm is a natural clock that your body has4 Each day3 stay up an e-tra thirty minutes to reset your time clock and within a couple of weeks3 your body will learn to ad&ust4 @y the time you start your new &ob3 you will feel better and be able to work a full shift without getting that groggy feeling4 "pon returning home3 stick to a set bedtime and allow your body at least se.en to eight continuous hours of sleep4
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b! making your bedroom sleep friendly by not allowing full light into your room3 get light filtering shades and curtains that will block out the sunlight during the day or use a sleep mask to keep out the light4 c! d.ised to let your family and friends know your work schedule4 Make time for get,togethers on your days off to keep in touch. *eriodically assess accident records to identify any trends in accidents and ensure that serious in&uries are appropriately reported R5
Monitoring routines will be carried to ascertain working patterns and human beha.iour4 7he night +hift Manager is authorised to make any re/uired changes with immediate effect4
Malcolm Raynor
Night +hift Manager
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COMPANY N AME: O’CONNOR RECLAMATION
FORMS !aar Ref
Aitional control
Assigne to
%ate +om,lete
L
S
RR
7he night +hift Manager will liaise with all section leaders on a weekly basis to ascertain if e-isting safe systems of work are ade/uate and being adhered to
Night +hift Manager
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# 7he night +hift Manager will liaise with the company:s 'ccupational ealth +upport Manager for professional ad.ice on health matters
%ate of Assessment
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Revie. ate
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Signature
Night +hift Manager Emma Ronaldson ('cc ealth!
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Malcolm Raynor
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