LastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpracticeDevelopingchecksforaneffectivelastminuteriskassessmentNivineMelssenContact:nivine.melssen@rivm.nlLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018WhyandWhatisaLastMinuteRiskAssessment●Assessingrisksintheworkplaceshortlybeforestartwork.●Supportedbyaltypesofchecklistsandothertools●Wedon’treallyknowhowwellthisworks●72%ofsafetyprofessionalsthatfilledoutthesurveysaytheyuseLMRAofsomeformLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018LMRAinpracticeLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018Someresultsofourstudy:GenericandspecificuseofLMRALastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018ObligatoryandvoluntarilyuseofLMRALastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018Othersectors●Thesameapproachindifferentindustrieslikeaviation●Historyinhealthcare,checklistsinoperatingroomsandaccountabilityinoneperson●Weseemixedresults,implementationmatters,customizedchecklistshelpLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018OurprojectOurhypothesis:-LMRAwithincompaniesneedstoberiskspecificratherthangenericOurproject:-DefinepossibleLMRAchecklistitemswhichcompaniescanuse.-BasethesechecklistitemsontheStorybuilderdatabaseof>31.000seriousoccupationalaccidents-DefineriskspecificLMRAchecksbasedontheStorybuilderdatabaseofseriousoccupationalaccidents-StudythepracticaluseoftheseLMRAchecksLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018AboutStorybuilder●>31000occupationalaccidents●36typesofaccidentsinabowtiestructure●>300barriers●1998uptoandincluding2014LastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018StorybuilderisagreatsourceofinformationContainsinformationabout:oTypesofacicidentsoSpecificbarriersoActivitybeforeanaccidentoHeightofthefalloInjurytypeandplaceoIndustrysectoroTypeofhazardoussubstanceSex,age,absencefromwork,etc.etc.etc.LastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018AspecificcaseLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018WhatdoesthismeanforeffectiveLMRA?●Typicallyseveralrisksarerelevantforatask●Thisworkerisexposedtoseveralriskssuchasfalling,theconfinedspaceandcrushingwhilstheisperformingthistask.Thisiscommonformanytasks.●Thetimeto'doanLMRA'isusuallylimited:itisanadditiontoandnotanalternativeforproperriskmanagement.●Eachindividualrisk/hazardhasmanydifferentpossiblebarriers.–Confinedspace:typeofatmosphere,pipes,residue,exitstrategies,safeguarding,lock-out/tag-outetc.etc.–Ladders:qualityoftheladder,placementoftheladder,overreaching,slipperyfloorsetc.etc.LastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018OurcurrentapproachfordefiningLMRAchecks●FromStorybuilderdatatoriskspecificLMRA●DefineLMRAchecksforalltypesofaccidents●Focusonthebarrierswhicharebrokenmostofteninoccupationalaccidents(orhighimpactonaccidentseverity)●LimitthenumberofLMRAcheckstoamanageablenumber●Focusondirectly(worker)observablebarriersLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018LMRAneedstobe‘owned’locally●LMRAchecksaresupportedwithtothepointstatistics,examplestoriesandvisualisations.●Safetyprofessionalscanmatchtheirowntaskstotheaccidenttypeswhicharerelevantforthem.●Safetyprofessionalsareabletomakesmartlocalcustomizationsandadaptations(IT).●SafetyprofessionalscanuseLMRAchecksfortaskpreparation(TRA)aswell.LastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018wLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018LMRAchecksLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018Currentstatus●4ofthe36accidenttypeshavebeendonesofar:–Confinedspace–Fallfromladder–Contactwithmovingpartsofamachine–Contactwithhotpartsofamachine●Checksarepublishedwithinfactsheetsandwilllikelybeusedbysectororganisations●PilotstudyinprogressLastMinuteRiskAssessmentinpractice|15-06-2018