NT, Tom,
So I guess we can remove any requirement to assess risk from dangerous substances or explosive atmospheres from the RRFSO?
Anyone carrying out a risk assessment for the RP can simply say "you dont have to bother mate" "The HSE deal with that" or "dont worry pal my risk assessment covers everything but dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres but I recommend you get some one elese to look at it"
or "Oh I see you have had a risk assessment covering GS and ATEX, tell you what I will review it as a part of the fire risk assessment process but have not got a clue what I am looking at.
Risk assessment
9. —(1) The responsible person must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed for the purpose of identifying the general fire precautions he needs to take to comply with the requirements and prohibitions imposed on him by or under this Order.
(2) Where a dangerous substance is or is liable to be present in or on the premises, the risk assessment must include consideration of the matters set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
SCHEDULE 1
PART 1
Article 9(2)
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN RISK ASSESSMENT IN RESPECT OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES
The matters are—
(a) the hazardous properties of the substance;
(b) information on safety provided by the supplier, including information contained in any relevant safety data sheet;
(c) the circumstances of the work including —
(i) the special, technical and organisational measures and the substances used and their possible interactions;
(ii) the amount of the substance involved;
(iii) where the work will involve more than one dangerous substance, the risk presented by such substances in combination; and
(iv) the arrangements for the safe handling, storage and transport of dangerous substances and of waste containing dangerous substances;
(d) activities, such as maintenance, where there is the potential for a high level of risk;
(e) the effect of measures which have been or will be taken pursuant to this Order;
(f) the likelihood that an explosive atmosphere will occur and its persistence;
(g) the likelihood that ignition sources, including electrostatic discharges, will be present and become active and effective;
(h) the scale of the anticipated effects;
(i) any places which are, or can be connected via openings to, places in which explosive atmospheres may occur; and
(j) such additional safety information as the responsible person may need in order to complete the assessment.