Cons Like Risk Level ERGONOMICS Use of the equipment may Ensure regular breaks are taken Can anyone be injured due to: involve repetitive body if the task requires a long movements and awkward duration time. Poorly designed workstation? Y N positions. Ensure appropriate manual Repetitive body movement? Minor Unlikely Low Y N The electric lead or handling techniques are applied extension cord poses a whilst operating equipment. Constrained body posture or the need slip/trip hazard. Y N for excessive effort? Ensure equipment is only Design deficiency causing psychological Y N operated during times of low stress? pedestrian traffic (e.g. outside Inadequate or poorly placed lighting? Y N school hours). Does the plant impact on the Minor Unlikely Low Ensure care is taken at all times surrounding workplace and create in relation to the positioning of Y N potential hazards? (Consider potential the electric lead. impact on the design and layout of the workplace) Is the location of the plant inappropriate? (Consider potential effects due to Y N environmental conditions and terrain) Other Y N Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level
Cons Like Risk Level ERGONOMICS Can anyone be injured due to: Use of the equipment may involve repetitive body movements and awkward positions. The electric lead or extension cord poses a slip/trip hazard. Ensure regular breaks are taken if the task requires a long duration time. Ensure appropriate manual handling techniques are applied whilst operating equipment. Ensure equipment is only operated during times of low pedestrian traffic (e.g. outside school hours). Ensure care is taken at all times in relation to the positioning of the electric lead. Poorly designed workstation? Y N Repetitive body movement? Y N Minor Unlikely Low Constrained body posture or the need for excessive effort? Y N Design deficiency causing psychological stress? Y N Inadequate or poorly placed lighting? Y N Does the plant impact on the surrounding workplace and create potential hazards? (Consider potential impact on the design and layout of the workplace) Y N Minor Unlikely Low Is the location of the plant inappropriate? (Consider potential effects due to environmental conditions and terrain) Y N Other Y N Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level