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Your gang starts using a new type of cutting machine on a job that has a risk assessment.

What should happen to the risk assessment?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. It should be thrown away and the job carried on without one
  2. B. It only needs changing if someone gets hurt
  3. C. It should be reviewed, as the change may bring new risks
  4. D. Nothing, as it was finished before the job started
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. The job still needs a risk assessment. Update it for the new machine.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Don't wait for an injury. Review it when there is a change, such as new equipment.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says review your controls when changes could lead to new risks, and after accidents or near misses.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. A risk assessment is not a one-off. It needs reviewing when something changes.

Explanation

Review a risk assessment when something changes, such as new equipment or methods, and after an accident or near miss.

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