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Document ID (ISN)106350
CIS number 07-286
Year 2006
Convention or series no.
Title Risk assessment tool
Bibliographic information European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Gran Vía 33, 48009 Bilbao, Spain, 2006. 9p. Illus. (parts I-II); 37p. Illus (parts II-IV).
Internet access http://hwi.osha.europa.eu/ra_tools_generic/part_1/en_version/file [in English]
http://hwi.osha.europa.eu/ra_tools_generic/part_2/en_version/file [in English]
Abstract These documents on risk assessment define risks and hazards and explain how to carry out risk assessments (information to be collected, where to find the information, how to plan preventive measures, documenting risk assessment). They include checklists for the identification of hazards and preventive measures for specific situations (slippery floors, moving vehicles and machinery, electrical equipment, fire and explosion hazards, chemicals, noise, vibration and lighting) and sectors (office work, construction, food processing, woodworking, automobile repair, agriculture, small-scale surface mining).
Descriptors (primary) European Union; plant safety and health organization; risk factors; hazard evaluation
Descriptors (secondary) dangerous substances; fire hazards; check lists; mechanical hazards; physical hazards; chemical hazards
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceEuropean Union
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Risk evaluation