SRSS General Area/Activity Risk Assessment

Unit:
Assessor:
Date: / 1 Negligible
2 Minor injury
3 Major injury
4 Single death
5 Multiple
death
6 Multiple death on/off site / 1 Impossible
2 Possible
3 Occasional
4 Fairly
frequent
5 Frequent
6 Certainty / 9>
further
immediate
assessment
needed / Further
Assessment
Needed / Safe System of Work Ref. Number
IDENTIFIED HAZARDS / SEVERITY
X / PROBABLE
FREQUENCY
= / RISK
RATING / YES/NO
  1. SLIPS, TRIPS & FALLS

Defective/damaged floor surfaces
Wet/greasy floors
Boxes, sacks, bags etc. left in walkways
Trailing cables across walkways
Poor light in walkways
Wet/icy ground around delivery bay/refuse storage area/staff & public entrances and routes to other buildings
B. FALLING FROM HEIGHT
Unsafe practices/procedures, e.g. climbing on tables and shelving
People or objects falling onto people below
Window cleaning
Use of step ladders/ladders
Use of cherry pickers
Use of scaffold towers and platforms
Use of boatswains chair or cradle
C. CUTS, LACERATIONS & AMPUTATION
Disposal of sharp waste material
Clearing broken glass
Receiving and storage of goods
Paper guillotines
D. STRAINS & SPRAINS (Manual Handling)
General handling of goods
Lifting
Carrying
Carrying or moving equipment
Carrying refuse sacks
Making beds/turning mattresses
Pushing/pulling loaded trolleys
Carrying or moving furniture
Repetitive strain injury e.g. form sorting and franking mail
Porter activities
E. MOVING/POWERED MACHINERY
Entrapment - clothes, hair, fingers
Crushing
Amputation of limbs
Failure of interlocks e.g. on laundry equipment
Vibration syndrome
Use of compactors
Use of industrial laundry equipment
Use of garden equipment
Use of maintenance equipment
Use of housekeeping equipment
Use of compressed air
Use of reprographic equipment (photocopiers, printers, compilers)
F. ELECTROCUTION
Use of extension leads/adapters
Use of housekeeping equipment
Use of industrial laundry equipment
Use of garden equipment
Use of maintenance equipment
Use of VDUs/computers
Use of switchboards
Radios/music systems
Fans
Answer phones
Lamps
Warm air hand dryers
G. USE OF VEHICLES
Working in areas used by vehicles
Reversing vehicles
Collisions with stationary objects
Road traffic accident involving other vehicles
H. CHEMICALS
Use of “non-hazardous” cleaning chemicals
Use of “irritant” cleaning chemicals
Use of “corrosive” cleaning chemicals
Use of “harmful” cleaning chemicals
Use of “flammable” chemicals
Dilution of chemicals
Leaks and spills of chemicals
Emission of harmful gases due to incorrect mixing of chemicals e.g. bleach and toilet cleaner
Ingestion of harmful chemicals
Contact with harmful chemicals due to incorrect decanting/mislabelling
Splashes of chemicals into the eyes
I. INFECTION
Cleaning toilets and urinals
Handling sanitary bins/clinical waste containers
Removal of sharps
Handling soiled clothing and linen
Cleaning up bodily fluids
Terminal cleans
Biologically contaminated mail
J. CRUSHING, FRACTURE & DISLOCATION
Collision accident in walkways
Trapping hand between doors/door frames
Trapping hands in toilet seats
Trapping hands in dispensing machines
Collapse of racking/equipment
Items falling off shelves
Use of fork lift trucks
Improper use of compactors
K. NOISE
Noisy equipment
Noisy working environment
L. EXCESS HEAT / COLD
Working outside during the winter
Scalding by hot water/steam
M. YOUNG PERSONS
Work experience pupils
Trainees/newly qualified staff
Children playing in the work area
N. VIOLENCE
Lone working
Security staff
Receptionists
O. RADIATION
Use of radiation detection equipment (mail rooms)
P. USE OF VDUs/COMPUTERS
Eye strain
Repetitive strain injuries
Posture problems
Electrocution
Q. OTHER
Suspicious packages/bombs threats
Stress

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Severity of Harm

SCORE / SEVERITY of HARM
1 / Negligible injuries - bruises
2 / Minor injuries – injuries that need 1st aid treatment e.g. cuts and burns
3 / Major injuries – injuries needing hospital treatment e.g. broken bones
4 / Single fatality – e.g. due to electrocution
5 / Multiple fatality – e.g. due to fire or explosion
6 / Multiple death on or off site

Probable Frequency

SCORE / PROBABLE FREQUENCY
1 / A highly improbable occurrence
2 / A remotely possible but unknown occurrence – could happen once every 2 – 3 years
3 / An occasional occurrence – could happen once a year
4 / A fairly frequent occurrence – could happen once every 6 months
5 / A frequent and regular occurrence – could happen once a month
6 / Almost a certainty – could happen at any time on any day
Document Number / SMS_HS_GU_002a_General Area Activity Risk Assessment_V1 / Effective Date / 01/09/15 / Page 1 of 5
Date printed / © Sodexo 2019