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KCC Education and Young Peoples Services & Growth, Environment and Transport

Generic Risk Assessment

Topic/Activity/Operation: Operation of Biomass Boiler


Name of Establishment/School:
Risk assessment completed by: (name)

Signed:

Please bring this assessment to the


attention of all relevant staff,
safety representatives and others
who assist in your activities.

Sign here only after giving consideration to additional


control measures.

Contact: (name)

Date:
Signed:

Sign here only after agreeing control measures and action


points.

Date:

Review Date:
.
Risk Rating: (LIKELIHOOD)

OUTCOME:

Unlikely
Possible
Probable

Insignificant Injury
Trivial Risk
Low Risk
Medium Risk

Significant Injury
Low Risk
Medium Risk
High Risk

Major Injury
Medium Risk
High Risk
STOP

Risk Level:
Trivial

Action and Timescales:


No action required and no documentary records are required

Low

Consider if the risk can be reduced further. Monitoring is required to ensure that the controls are maintained.

Medium

Risk reduction measures should be implemented within a defined period.

High

Give priority to removing or reducing the risk urgent action should be taken.

STOP

Work activity should NOT be started or continued until the risk has been removed or at least reduced.

KS/April 2014

Step 1
What are the
hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Blockages within
the boiler system.

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire
Explosion
Inhalation of toxic
odorless CO gas
causing death.
(Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning)

Boiler malfunction

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire
Explosion

Operation of boiler
by unskilled
personnel.

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Malfunction of
boiler causing fire
or explosion.

KS/April 2014

Step 1
What are the hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and
how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Inappropriate oxygen
content to the boiler.

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Caretaker
Site Manager
Maintenance staff
Malfunction of
boiler causing fire
or explosion.

Inappropriate moisture
content of fuel for the
boiler.

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Malfunction of
boiler causing fire
or explosion.

Build-up of CO in
poorly ventilated
areas.

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Inhalation of toxic
odorless CO gas
causing death.
(Carbon
Monoxide
Poisoning)

KS/April 2014

Step 1
What are the
hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Possible wood gas


escape from boiler
combustion
chamber

Combustion
Chamber flashback

Unauthorized
access to boiler
house and pellet
storage area

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire, explosion, or
carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Staff, Contractors
Being struck by
fast opening of
chamber door.
Burns
Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Carbon monoxide
poisoning,
Asphyxiation by
free flowing
materials (pellets)
Contact with
dangerous moving
machinery parts.
Slips/trips/falls

KS/April 2014

Step 1
What are the
hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Confined Space
working

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Staff, contractors
Carbon monoxide
poisoning,
Asphyxiation by
free flowing
materials
(pellets)
Contact with
dangerous moving
machinery parts.

Danger of
moveable parts
(agitator rotary
arm)
Inappropriate
storage of wood
pellets

Slips/trips/falls,
Staff, contractors
Personal injury
Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire, explosion, or
carbon monoxide
poisoning.

KS/April 2014

Step 1
What are the
hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Storage of
combustible
materials in boiler
house

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire, explosion, or
carbon monoxide
poisoning.

Delivery vehicle
collisions with
pedestrians

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Personal injury

Loading/unloading
of wood pellets
from delivery
vehicles.

KS/April 2014

Staff, contractors
Musculoskeletal
injury, personal
injury (including
crushing)

Step 1
What are the
hazards?

Step 2
Who might be
harmed and how?

Step 3
What are you doing
already?

Current
Risk
Level

Step 4
Is anything further
needed?
By Whom and By When?

Manual Handling

Step 5
Date further action(s)
was/were completed

New
Risk
Level

Date of next Review

Staff, contractors
Musculoskeletal
injury

Dust generation
from transfer of
wood chips

Staff, Pupils,
Visitors,
Contractors
Fire, explosion, or
carbon monoxide
poisoning.

Dust generation
when emptying
ash bins

Staff, contractors
Fire, explosion, or
carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Respiratory
disease

KS/April 2014

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