Managing the Risk of Workplace Violence to Healthcare and Community Service Providers
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Appendix 4: Workplace Violence - Risk Assessment Form and Samples
Section 1: Context Description — setting the scene
| Location | Division |
|---|---|
| Area/Activity/Person: | |
Section 2: Identifying Hazards — what can go wrong and who will be affected
| Hazard | Something with the potential to cause harm | Persons at risk [√] |
|---|---|---|
| A | S [ ] V [ ] P [ ] O [ ] | |
| B | S [ ] V [ ] P [ ] O [ ] | |
| C | S [ ] V [ ] P [ ] O [ ] | |
| D | S [ ] V [ ] P [ ] O [ ] |
S = staff; V = Visitor, P = Patient; O = Other
Section 3: Existing Control Measures —what practical steps are already in place
| Hazard | Existing Control Measures |
|---|---|
| A | |
| B | |
| C | |
| D |
Section 4: Evaluating risk — not ‘worse case scenario’; takes into account existing controls
| Hazard | Consequence ( 1 – 5 ) | X | Likelihood (1 – 5 ) | = | Risk Rating (1 – 25 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| = | |||||
| = | |||||
| = | |||||
| = |
Section 5: Risk prioritised action plan - applying the hierarchy of controls:
E=eliminate I=isolate M=minimise
| Hazard | E /I/ M | Practicable Steps required to further control risk | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
Section 6: Further Information: cross-sector safety responsibilities
| Who is responsible for local monitoring? |
| Is further competent (clinical risk, manual handling) advice required? Yes / No Comments: |
| Do third parties (agencies) require a copy of this risk assessment for their safety? Yes / No Comments: |
Section 7: Assessment Sign-Off – assessment monitoring responsibilities
| Assessor’s name: |
| Date of assessment: ___ / ___ / ___ |
| Assessor’s signature: |
| Review: (tick one) daily weekly monthly yearly |
| Reassessment date: ___ / ___ / ___ |
| Manager’s signature: |
