RISK ASSESSMENT
DESCRIPTION:  Example stockpiling biosolids and other organic resources
HAZARD CHECK LIST: L = LOW M = MEDIUM H = HIGH
HAZARD NR HAZARD RISK
HAZARD NR HAZARD RISK
1
SITE SPECIFIC HAZARD L-H 6
MATERIAL HAZARD H
2 LIFTING OPERATIONS L 7 STOCKPILE CREEP/FAILURE/RUNOFF L-H
3 WORKING AT HEIGHTS L 8 DUST OR FLYING PARTICLES L
4
PLANT/MACHINERY & SMALL TOOLS L 9 ODOUR & AIRBORNE EMISSIONS L-H
5 NOISE L 10 STAKEHOLDER CONCERN L-H

DETAILED RISK ASSESSMENT
HAZARD NR SIGNIFICANT RISKS PROCEDURE / PREVENTATIVE MEASURES / PPE
1 Overhead power lines Do not site stockpiles where equipment could contact power lines
Wells for potable water Do not site stockpiles within 50m of a well. If runoff from a stockpile could    reach the 50m zone, cover the stockpile with an ARSC
Sloping ground Stockpiles on sloping ground that get wet are more prone to fail and run than stockpiles on level ground – cover them with ARSCs to prevent movement.
2 Personal injury The ARSC weighs about 250kg; lift it using mechanical equipment and the handles intended for that purpose
3 Falling from stockpile, falling from excavator A fall per se from the stockpile is not considered a risk, because the height is low, the foothold is reasonably secure and the slope gentle. However, there is a material risk – see below.  There is no necessity and no operative shall be allowed to work from any excavator, shovel or crane.
4 Danger from air blower
The blower is of a proprietary type for use in parks and gardens by unskilled operators. It is petrol driven, with no exposed moving parts.
5 Noise The fan operates at a low noise level, and does not require ear-defenders.
6 Falling into the biosolids or other organic resources For third parties: cover the stockpile with an ARSC so that it is contained and the public does not have access to it.
For people employed on the recycling: work from, and access over, the ARSC is the only permitted movement on, and access to, the stockpile.  The inflated roller is a 1m high barrier between the covered and the non-covered areas
Infection/illness caused by contact with biosolids or other organic resources
Site required PPE to be worn. All cuts/abrasions to be cleaned and covered.Good hygiene practice to be followed.
7 The stockpile will absorb rainwater and lose strength
To prevent creep, an expanding footprint and possible catastrophic failure, set the stockpile out to the dimensions of an ARSC and cover
8 Dust blowing to adjacent land Dry materials (e.g. lime stabilised) can blow – cover with an ARSC to prevent
9 Odour complaints   Some stockpiles of organic resources smell; prevent odour complaints with an ARSC.  There will still be odour when the material is spread and public complaints can be alleviated by forewarning, ploughing in as quickly as possible and by co-applying an oxidising agent.
10 Stakeholder hostility / prosecution Cover stockpiles with ARSCs; they look and smell innocuous; people and animals cannot stray into them; they do not creep into customers’ crops and they comply with legal obligations for stockpiles.