Risk Assesment
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1.VISITING CLIENTS PREMISES |
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HAZARDS |
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Clients: Work activities/processes Location |
Fill in the visitors book at reception Comply with the clients procedures/rules for contractors:
Site induction Access and egress requirements Fire and evacuation Personal protective equipment Prohibited areas |
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2.PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING |
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PRECAUTIONS /PROCEDURES |
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Contact with livecables/surfaces Electrocution Electric shock Burns Fire Property damag Equipment damage |
All electrical work must be carried out by a trained and competent person.
Follow written electrical test procedures.
Use correct testing quipment.
Isolate and disconnect from mains. |
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3. LIGHTING |
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PRECAUTIONS/PROCEDURES |
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Low levels of lighting Slips, trips and falls (resulting in serious injury) |
No work is to be carried out without adequate lighting: Ensure that the lighting levels are adequate to enable the inspection and test to be carried out safely. Where necessary obtain and use110v portable task lighting. |
| 4. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES/MATERIALS | |
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Exposure to toxic, harmful, irritant or corrosive ubstances causing acute and/or chronic ill health Fire and/explosion |
Comply with the clients procedures/rules for contractors Adhere to information, mandatory and/or warning signs Keep out of all hazardous areas |
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5. CONFINEDSPACE/AREA |
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HAZARDS |
PRECAUTIONS/PROCEDURES |
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Excess and/or lack of oxygen Toxic gases/vapours Fire and/explosion Engulfment Slips trips and falls |
Avoid entry wherever possible. Do not enter a confined space unless trained to do so and then: Comply with the clients procedures /rules for contractors Devise a safe system of work Comply with permit-to-work procedures where applicable Use intrinsically safe equipment when required and available Adhere to information, mandatory and/or warning signs |
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6. MANUAL HANDLING |
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PRECAUTIONS/PROCEDURES |
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Muscular skeletal disorders Strains/pulled muscles and ligaments Backinjuries Cuts and bruises |
Avoid, assess, reduce Avoid, use mechanical means if at all possible Assess,the weight, reduce into smaller packages/loads Decide if one or two persons are required for the lift Use kinetic handling techniques Wear the correct personal protective equipment |
