School/Professional Location: (Site/ Building/ Room) Support Area: Assessment Date: Review Date: Assessors Name: Job Title: Task: Risk assessment for the activities associated with work in an office environment. What are Who Risk Risk Evaluation Rating the might be Are the following control measures hazards? harmed? Yes/ Overall Low, What are the risks in place to eliminate or reduce the Corrective actions required risk Medium (See list of (e.g. Staff, No risks? (1 5) (1 5) (C x L) or High – – sample students, hazards) visitors) Slips, trips Could suffer injury e.g. Work areas should be kept and falls sprains and fractures if clear of obstructions. they trip and fall as a Any spillages should be result of: cleaned up immediately. All areas should be well lit, Obstructions, trailing especially stairs. cables, spillages, Any hazards such as torn worn or raised floor coverings etc on carpets, trailing cables, walkways. defects to floor coverings, faulty lighting etc. should be Poor office layout and reported immediately to the storage arrangements line manager or local person resulting in insufficient responsible for safety. circulation space. Manual Could suffer from back A risk assessment must be pain and work related Handling* completed for lifting heavy upper body disorder and bulky loads that present a (WRULD) due to: risk of injury e.g. stretching, Using incorrect stooping, twisting). handling techniques A trolley should be used to when handling office transport boxes of paper or items (deliveries, other heavy items. boxes, filing etc). Using low shelves for storing
School/Professional Support Area: Location: (Site/ Building/ Room) Assessment Date: Review Date: Assessors Name: Job Title: Task: Risk assessment for the activities associated with work in an office environment. What are the hazards? (See list of sample hazards) Who might be harmed? (e.g. Staff, students, visitors) What are the risks Are the following control measures in place to eliminate or reduce the risks? Yes/ No Corrective actions required Risk Evaluation Risk Rating (1 – 5) (1 – 5) Overall risk (C x L) Low, Medium or High Slips, trips and falls Could suffer injury e.g. sprains and fractures if they trip and fall as a result of: Obstructions, trailing cables, spillages, worn or raised floor coverings etc on walkways. Poor office layout and storage arrangements resulting in insufficient circulation space. Work areas should be kept clear of obstructions. Any spillages should be cleaned up immediately. All areas should be well lit, especially stairs. Any hazards such as torn carpets, trailing cables, defects to floor coverings, faulty lighting etc. should be reported immediately to the line manager or local person responsible for safety. Manual Handling* Could suffer from back pain and work related upper body disorder (WRULD) due to: Using incorrect handling techniques when handling office items (deliveries, boxes, filing etc). A risk assessment must be completed for lifting heavy and bulky loads that present a risk of injury e.g. stretching, stooping, twisting). A trolley should be used to transport boxes of paper or other heavy items. Using low shelves for storing
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