Machine Safety Risk Assessment Guide
Machine Safety Risk Assessment Guide
1.C The supposed level of training, experience or skills of users, such as:
1.C.1 Operating personnel:
1.C.2 Maintenance personnel or technicians:
1.C.3 Apprentices:
1.C.4 General public:
Other persons who could be exposed to the hazards linked to the machine, insofar as this can be reasonably
1.D
envisaged, such as:
1.D.1 Operating personnel who work in the vicinity
1.D.2 Other personnel who work in the vicinity
Other persons in the vicinity who are not employed
1.D.3
there
2 Spatial limits
2.A Room for manoeuvre:
2.B Space required for persons working at the machine, e.g. during operation and maintenance:
2.C Human interaction, e.g. the area of overlap between operator and machine:
3 Time limits
The “service life” of the machine and/or its defined elements (e.g. tools, parts subject to wear and tear, electro-
3.A mechanical components):
4 Other limits
4.A Environment
Title
Module: Risk analysis
No. Activity Hazard Hazardous situation Hazardous event Possible injury Measures provided Heading (caution, Sign Legend Sign S E P A R Possible additional measures Selected measures S E P A R Note
warning, danger) 1 2
(ISO 7010) (optional)
A. Subpart
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
B. Subpart
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
C. Subpart
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
D. Subpart
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
E. Subpart
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
Risk index calculation
Exposure
Severity
Probability of hazardous
event occurring
P1 P2 P3
E1 1 1 1 1 2 2
S1
E2 1 1 1 1 2 2
E1 2 2 2 3 3 4
S2
E2 3 4 4 5 5 6
A1 A2 A1 A2 A1 A2
Possibility of preventing or reducing
injury/damage
S Severity of possible injury/damage
Minor injury (usually reversible), e.g. grazes, cuts, bruising, slight wound with first aid
S1 care
Serious injury (usually irreversible injury, permanent disability, death etc.) e.g. broken
bones, crushed limbs, wounds with stitching, serious musculoskeletal problems, fatal
S2 accidents
E Exposure to and/or frequency of the hazard
E1 Two times or less per shift or less than 15 minutes cumulative exposure per shift
E2 More than two times per shift or more than 15 minutes cumulative exposure per shift
P Probability of hazardous event occurring
1 Mechanical — Accelerate/decelerate (kinetic — Being run over; 4.2.1 4.2.1
hazards energy);
— Sharp parts; — Being discarded; 4.2.2 4.2.2
— Moving part approaches — Getting trapped; 4.10 4.3 a)
stationary part;
— Cutting parts; — Cutting or cutting off; 4.3 b)
— Elastic parts; — Pulled in or confined; 4.6
— Falling objects; — Getting stuck; 4.10
— Gravity (potential energy); — Rub or graze oneself; 5.1
5.2
— Height above base; 5.3
— High pressure; 5.5.2
— Mobility of the machine; — Bumping; 5.5.4
— Moving parts; — Injection; 5.5.5
— Rotating parts; 5.5.6
— Rough, smooth surface; — Slip, trip or fall; 6.1
— Sharp edges; — Pierce or drill through; 6.3
— Stability; 6.4
— Vacuum. — Asphyxiation. 6.5
2 Electrical — Arc flash; — Burning; 4.3 4.9
hazards — Electromagnetic phenomena; 5.2
— Electrostatic phenomena; — Consequences for medical implants; 5.3.2
— Electrically live parts; — Electrocution 5.5.4
— Insufficient distance from high- — Falling, being discarded; 6.4
voltage parts;
— Overloading; — Fire; 6.5
— Parts which become live due to a — Ejection of molten particles;
fault;
— Electrical shock.
— Short circuit;
— Thermal radiation.
3 Thermal — Explosion; — Burning; 4.4 4.4 b)
hazards — Flames; — Burning; 4.8.4
— Objects or materials at high or low 5.2.7
temperatures;
— Freezing; [Link]
— Radiation from heat sources. — Injury due to radiation from heat 5.4.5
sources;
— Cleaning;
— Switching off energy supply and rendering without power;
— Lubricating;
— Replacing tools;
— Replacing worn parts;
— Readjusting;
— Topping up fluids;
— Checking components of the machine.
Tracing and — Adjustments;
eliminating — Disassembly/removal of parts, components, features of the machine;
defects
— Tracing defects;
— Switching off energy supply and rendering without power;
— Elimination of faults from controlling and protective features;
— Removal of blockages;
— Repairing;
— Replacing parts, components, features of the machine;
— Rescuing trapped persons;
— Resetting;
— Checking parts, components, features of the machine.
Decommissioning — Disconnecting from energy supply and rendering without power;
Dismantling — Dismantling;
— Removing;
— Loading;
— Packing;
— Transporting;
— Unloading.
COMMENT These tasks may relate to the entire machine or parts of it.
ISO 12100-
2:2003
Cause related to... Hazardous event
(usable
references)
Form and/or surface condition of — Contact with rough surfaces; 4.2.1
accessible parts of the machine — Contact with sharp edges and
corners, protruding parts.
Moving parts of the machine — Contact with moving parts; 4.2, 4.14, 4.15
— Contact with rotating open ends. 5.1 to 5.3
5.5.2 to 5.5.4
6.3 to 6.5
Kinetic energy and/or potential — Falling or ejection of objects 4.3, 4.5
energy (gravity) of the machine, parts
of the machine, tools and
used/processed/treated materials
4.10 to 4.12
5.2.1, 5.2.2,
5.2.7, 5.3
5.5.2, 5.5.4,
5.5.5
6.4, 6.5
Stability of the machine and/or parts — Loss of stability 4.3 a) and b) 4.6
of the machine
5.2.6, 5.2.7
6.3 to 6.5
Mechanical strength of machine — Breakage during operation 4.3 a) and b)
parts, tools etc.
4.11, 4.13
5.2, 5.2.7
5.3.1 to 5.3.3
5.5.2, 6.4, 6.5
Pneumatic/hydraulic systems — Relocation of moving parts; 4.3 a) and b)
— Release of air or liquid under high 4.10, 4.13
pressure;
5.2.7
— Uncontrolled movements. 5.3.1 to 5.3.3
5.5.4, 6.4, 6.5
Refer to instruction
Mandatory M002
manual/booklet
Wear respiratory
Mandatory M017
protection
Use self-contained
Mandatory M047
breathing appliance
No metallic articles or
Prohibition P008
watches
No activated mobile
Prohibition P013
phones
Warning —
Warning W005
Non-ionizing radiation
Warning —
Warning W009
Biological hazard
Warning —
Warning W012
Electricity
Warning —
Warning W018
Automatic start-up
Warning —
Warning W020
Overhead obstacles
Warning —
Warning W022
Sharp elements
Warning —
Warning W024
Crushing of hands
Warning —
Warning W026
Battery charging
Warning W027 Warning — Optical radiation
Warning —
Warning W032
Rapid movement of workpiece in press brake