Conduct a before and after qualitative risk assessment to determine the risk level, based on the following information:

Spillage of the product along the walkway of a conveyor belt in an area creates a significant slip and trip hazard, especially when it rains (as there are significant leaks in the product shed). This area is occupied on average with three employees per shift, which must pass through this area at least twice a day. The most likely consequence could be a significant strain or sprain to the extremities including potential permanent lumbar injuries. One option to reduce or eliminate the risk is to barricade the area and provide a secondary path. The secondary path would require employees to travel to the upper level, across, and back down to this level, thus creating an additional travel time of 10 minutes each way (twice per day). Explain your reasoning why you chose the severity and probability ratings.

Using the same information in Part II, complete a before and after quantitative risk assessment using the attached spreadsheet.

D16 A B C Likelihood of Occurrence (LO) 0.033 Almost impossible - only in extreme circumstances 1 Highly Unlikely - though conceivable 1.5 Unlikely - but could occur 6 2 Possible - but unusual 5 Even Chance - could happened Probable - not surprising 10 Likely - to be expected 10 15 Certain - no doubt that it will occur 11 12 Frequency of Exposure (FE) 13 0.5 Annually 14 1 Monthly 15 1.5 Weekly 16 2.5 Daily 4 Hourly 18 5 Constantly 19 20 Degree of Potential Harm (DPE) 21 0.1 Scratch Bruise 0.5 Laceration or mild ill-effect 23 2 Break of a minor bone or minor illness (temporary) 24 4 Break of a major bone or major illness (temporary) 25 6 Loss of one limb, eye, hearing (permanent) 26 10 Loss of two limbs or eyes (permanent) 27 15 Fatality 28 29 Number of Persons at Risk (NP) 30 1 1-2 persons 37 2 3-7 persons 32 8-15 persons 83 16-50 persons 34 12 50 + persons Before -After Risk Matrix Sheet1112 A B C D E F G H RISK ASSESSMENT (BEFORE CONTROLS) Risk Level 2 Task or Condition LO FE DPH NP HRN (Before) Spillage along the conveyor belt 3 creating a slip, trip and fall hazard 0 Negligible 4 RISK ASSESSMENT (AFTER CONTROLS) Risk Level 6 Task LO FE DPH NP HRN (Before) Spillage along the conveyor belt creating a slip, trip and fall hazard. 0 (CONTROL - Re-routing Negligible 7 employee route) CO 9 Risk Levels: Extremely 10 >500 High 11 >250 and 50 and 5 and