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fy the less obvious hazards. ? Remember to think about longterm hazards to health (. high levels of noise or exposure to harmful substances) as well as safety hazards. (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Persons at Risk ? For each hazard you need to be clear about who might be harmed。 it will help identify the best way of managing the risk. ? Identify groups of people (. ?office staff? or ?visitors? or ?contractors?). ? Identify how they might be harmed (. what type of injury or ill health might occur. For example, shelf stackers may suffer back injury from repeated lifting of boxes). (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Persons at Risk ? Some workers have particular requirements (. new and young workers, new or expectant mothers and people with disabilities may be at particular risk). ? Extra thought will be needed for some hazards。 ? Cleaners, visitors, contractors, maintenance workers etc, who may not be in the workplace all the time。 (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Persons at Risk ? Members of the public, if they could be hurt by your activities。 ? If you share your workplace, you will need to think about how your work affects others present, as well as how their work affects your staff – talk to them。 and ask your staff/associates if they can think of anyone you may have missed. (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Evaluation of Risk Level ? Having spotted the hazards, you then have to decide what to do about them. The law requires you to do everything reasonable and practicable to protect people from harm. ? You Prioritize ? So first, look at what you?re already doing, think about what controls you have in place and how the work is anised. ? Ask yourself Can I get rid of the hazard altogether? If not, how can I control the risks so that harm is unlikely? (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Evaluation of Risk Level Qualitative Risk Assessment ? Most monly used ? Subjective – High – Medium – Low ? Affects timelines for corrective actions (c) 2023 HSE Training Sustainable Gh Ltd. Evaluation of Risk Level Quantitative Risk Assessment ? Attempts to quantify risk levels based on: – Likelihood (existing control factors, frequency of exposure, category of exposed p