Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Faculty Of Engineering
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM/STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Final Year/MSc Students ONLY

Name:       Mohammad Ashifur Rahman email:eexmr14@nottingham.ac.uk

Laboratory/Room:       Ref:

Title of project:       Simulation Study of a Two Port Voltage Source Converter-High Voltage
Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) Station

COSHH SUBSTANCES
Are COSHH substances used in this Yes No
procedure?            

If ‘Yes’, list COSHH substances below:

COSSH Substance COSHH Assessment form ref Supplier/Cat. No

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

Risk severity calculation – see attached notes (page 5)

Identified hazard Control measure Severity Probability Impact Score
currently in place (S) (P) (I) (SxPxI)
      1 1 1 1

      1 1 1 1

      1 1 1 1

      1 1 1 1

      1 1 1 1

      1 1 1 1
score = 1-3 – no further action required, but follow and maintain safe working practices.
score = 4-5 – action should be taken to ensure that control measures are in place within 1 month
of hazard identification.
score = 6-8 – work should not be started until control measures are in place. If work is already in
progress, action should be taken as quickly as possible.
score = 9+ – work must not start until control measures are in place to reduce the risk. If this is
not possible then work may not begin. If work is already in progress it must be stopped
immediately.

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Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Faculty Of Engineering
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM/STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Final Year/MSc Students ONLY

If the Risk Severity Calculation above is greater than 4, list the control measures
required to bring the Risk Severity Calculation to below 4.

Control measures required Action required to achieve this Date action

(this may include training) completed

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

Standard Operating Procedure:

     

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Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Faculty Of Engineering
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM/STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Final Year/MSc Students ONLY

Disposal & Decontamination Procedure

     

Storage Requirements

     

Emergency contact person (if known):      

Assessed by:       Signed: Date:      

Approved by:       Signed: Date:      

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Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Faculty Of Engineering
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM/STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Final Year/MSc Students ONLY

APPROVAL

Please email the completed assessment to the EEE Departmental Safety Officer,
Rod Dykeman: rod.dykeman@nottingham.ac.uk

NOTES ON SCORING RISK SEVERITY

Any hazardous operations involved in a procedure should first be identified. Each hazard
identified is scored on a scale of 1 to 3 under three categories:

Severity – the severity of the hazard

Probability – the probability of the hazard occurring
Impact – the extent of the impact in terms of people affected

Scoring:

Severity
1 = slight (injuries requiring no more than first aid or brief absence from work)
2 = serious (injuries requiring medical treatment or more than three days off work)
3 = major (death or severe injury may result; this may be in the long term)

Probability
1 = low (event will seldom occur)
2 = medium (event will occur occasionally)
3 = high (event will occur frequently)

Impact
1 = individual (single individual affected)
2 = group (endangers individuals within the immediate vicinity)
3 = department (endangers individuals within a wide area)

NOTES ON REVIEWING ASSESSMENTS

If the assessment is unchanged then sign and date the existing form. If the assessment
has changed then it should be re-submitted for approval and all existing users must read
and sign again.
For high risk procedures (9+) the assessment should be reviewed annually.

SAFETY RELATED LINKS

University Safety Office: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/safety/index.htm

Health & Safety Executive: http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

University Guidelines for Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Self Assessment:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/safety/dse-safe-use.htm