How to reduce the risk of flammable liquids in the workplace

Quantifying Likelihood Of Incident - L

L

Likelihood Of Occurence

Indicative Frequency

Zero

Totally Eliminated

0

Once in a thousand years

1

Rare

Once in a hundred years

Unlikely

2

Once in ten years

3

Likely

Less than once a year

Certain

4

More than once a year

5

Imminent

Assessing Relative Level Of Risk (R = S x L)

R

Assessment Of Risk

Initial Priority For Action*

4. Schedule for actions after other risks

Low

1-2

3. Further improvement required

3-4 Medium

2. Immediate action required

High

5+

1. Shutdown unless additional controls instigated immediately

10+ Totally Unacceptable

As you carry out these risk assessments on the different locations where ammable liquids are stored in your workplace, it is important to keep track of all the data in a central location. This can be done by using a risk management matrix template. This template can be manually drawn up on a piece of paper or even better, on an excel spreadsheet or google sheet that automatically calculates the risk level with embedded formulas. An example of a risk management matrix is shown below. This matrix has two sections. The rst section is for assessing the level of risk before any controls have been implemented and the second section is for assessing the success of the controls after implementation.

How to Reduce the Risk of Flammable Liquids in the Workplace

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