Assessment Subject/Area: Assault to Police officers and police staff with a third parties Saliva URN (LPU/001) etc): Force/PH/001 Assessed By: Paul Hall Force Health and Safety Adviser Assessment Date: 27th August 2013 Review Date: November 2013 Risk Assessor Responsibility Managerial Responsibility Significant Hazards Who may be harmed? Foreseeable Outcome Existing Controls Risk Rating L/M/H Additional Controls Risk Rating L/M/H Action by Who/When Completion Date & Initials Assault with blood or blood contaminated spittle Ingestion of third parties projectile saliva or contact contamination. All Public facing officers and staff Exposure to blood borne viruses such as HIV Hepatitis B,C or D Tuberculosis and Bacterial Meningitis. Officer anxieties as a result of having to undergo a series of tests over a number of months to determine whether a virus or diseases had been contracted resulting in an element of stress as well as having to be forced to make a number of life changes in order to safeguard family members until results were known. Damage to police Uniform. Resulting in clean up costs Potential breach of the forces Duty of Care to its employees Renders police vehicle out of service whilst being deep cleaned. PST training Personal positional management Training in Subject profile behaviour and body language as in PST training Previous Markers Application of make barrier between officer and offender such as offenders shirt pulled up to his face etc Medium Uniform and Equipment Committee to consider the provision of a physical barrier as personal protective equipment to all operational officers. Officers and staff to ensure systems are updated and markers are applied where an offender has spat or attempted to spit at them. Control staff to ensure all relevant information relating to assault is furnished to officers and staff as soon as it becomes realised. Please Note the issuing of spit hoods will not be a complete guard against persons spitting as they are only effective once applied Low Chair person of the Uniform and Equipment Committee All officers and staff, Contact RAD Operators
Certain More than 1 per month Very Likely 1-6 months Likely 6-12 months Unlikely 1 – 5 years Very Unlikely 5 years or more Rating Action Bands Fatality High High High Medium Low Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Manage for continuous Improvement. Implement control measures to reduce risk rating to as low as is reasonably practicable. Consider alternative options. Implement control measures to reduce risk rating to as low as is reasonably practicable immediately. Major Injury/Disability High High Medium Medium Low Lost Time Injury (Over 3 Days Absence) High Medium Medium Low Low Minor Injury Requiring First Aid Medium Medium Low Low Low No Injury/Very Minor Injury Low Low Low Low Low Risk assessors should consider “significant hazards”, “who may be harmed”, “possible outcomes”, “existing controls” and any “additional controls” where necessary to reduce risk to the lowest level so far as is reasonably practicable. Calculate an overall risk rating for existing controls and where any additional controls have been identified, input a final risk rating taking into account All controls considered for the hazard in question. Risk Assessment to be agreed and signed off by the local management representative prior to it being communicated to all key stakeholders.