Emergency Contact Implementing risk assessments Home Latest updates News Implementing risk assessments 7 Feb 2017 Download Sign up for alerts The Club's risk assessment project continues to assist Members in incorporating a risk assessment ethos into their on board operating procedures. Working on board a ship often exposes seafarers to a variety of work-related accidents and incidents. In most cases, these may have been easily avoided had a proper risk assessment been undertaken. The Club has identified some routine shipboard tasks which have given rise to avoidable claims and, on the basis of these, will be publishing monthly sample risk assessments to advise Members on how to mitigate such claims. While the Club acknowledges that many Members already have a formal risk assessment process in place these examples, which are provided for guidance purposes only, will be of benefit to those who may not have the shore side management infrastructure in place and therefore may not have access to such procedures. The Club emphasizes that this guidance is not to undermine or replace the company’s safety management policies or any applicable statutory regulations. What is a risk assessment? A risk assessment is simply an assessment of risk. It is an examination of a task or job that may be carried out on board to identify the presence of hazards that may cause harm to people, property or the environment. When should a risk assessment take place? Risk assessments should be routinely carried out and be reviewed every year or whenever there are significant changes to either the ship or associated working activities. Risk assessments can be used as a reference document when giving a tool box talk prior to carrying out a task. What is risk? Risk is a combination of the likelihood of an incident or accident happening and the severity or consequence of the harm or damage. All individuals perceive risk differently and it is therefore important that the individual carrying out an as