Hi Stig,
I have a copy of Croner's Industrial Equipment Safety which has a risk
calculator which is based on a nomogram introduced in British Standard BS
5304:1988. The calculator has three input parameters, Probability level,
Exposure Frequency and Consequences. The output of the calculator gives you
a risk level. The consequences are categorised as follows,
Category 1, Insignificant : Bruising, light abrasions etc
Category 2, Minor : Cuts etc requiring first aid.
Category 3, Major : Loss of consciousness, burns, (3 days off work)(Normally
reversible)
Category 4, Severe : Permanent disability, loss of sight, amputation,
respiratory damage, (Normally irreversible)
Category 5, Fatality : Including delayed effects.
Category 6, Multiple Fatalities : Including delayed effects.
The input parameters are arranged as three vertical scales with a tie line
such that when you draw lines to link up your input assessments, the last
line will point to the associated risk level. It's a bit difficult to
describe verbally. Let me know if you would like more details.
Regards,
Cameron O'Phee.
EMC & Safety Precompliance.
Aristocrat Technologies Australia.
Telephone : +61 2 9697 4420
Facsimile : +61 2 9663 1412
Mobile : 0418 464 016
-----Original Message-----
From: Stig Jorgensen [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 8 December 2000 7:25
To: [email protected]
Subject: Risk assessment
Hi Group, Dec 07,2000
I am in the process of establishing the potential for an
injury from a
hazard.
I can get a reasonable 'expression' to describe the
potential for a hazard
to turn into an accident (event). I am looking for the
words that
classifies the degree of an injury. Can some one direct me
to some standard
definitions?
Do we base it on the length of work stoppage? i.e. a minor
burn on a finger
tip smarts for an hour or two. A good shock working with
vacuum tubes, 300V,
slowed you down for the rest of the day and so on.
Has some one worked out a practical scale for the degree of
an injury. It
can be numbers or words as long as they are defined. If it
does not exist
let us generate one that we all agree on.-- or most of us.
When it comes to property damage I think that a monetary
replacement cost
would be expressed in 'small', 'medium', 'large' etc where
each is defined
in 'very' general monetary terms.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely
Stig W. Jorgensen <[email protected]>
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