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 a studio environment. Who Risk Risk Evaluation Rating might be What are the harmed? Are the following control measures Severity Overall Low, hazards? Yes/ risk Medium (e.g. What are the risks in place to eliminate or reduce the Corrective actions required (See list of No (1 5) (1 5) (S x L) or High – – Staff, risks? sample hazards) students, visitors) TRIP HAZARDS Staff, Furniture and other items Awareness amongst individuals, AND OTHER arranged that results in particularly those supervising students OBSTRUCTIONS obstructed walkways or activities within the studio(s) of good and others restricted working space. housekeeping practices. using the studio(s). Trailing cables across Sufficient storage space, particularly walkways. for items when not in use. Unnecessary delay in Routine housekeeping checks, evacuation from the room including condition of floor coverings. as a result of obstructions on means of escape. Where possible trailing cables arranged to not run across walkways. If unavoidable, cable matting to be used. Any damaged floor coverings reported and made safe/repaired. EXCEEDING Staff, Delay in safe evacuation Capacity of studio(s) established prior to timetabling and adhered to. ROOM students from the studio(s). CAPACITY and others Any potential change of use or using the Insufficient to undertake desired increase in occupancy studio(s). activities and to use the checked prior to proceeding. studio(s) safely.
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 a studio 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 Severity (1 – 5) (1 – 5) Overall risk (S x L) Low, Medium or High TRIP HAZARDS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS Staff, students and others using the studio(s). Furniture and other items arranged that results in obstructed walkways or restricted working space. Trailing cables across walkways. Unnecessary delay in evacuation from the room as a result of obstructions on means of escape. Awareness amongst individuals, particularly those supervising activities within the studio(s) of good housekeeping practices. Sufficient storage space, particularly for items when not in use. Routine housekeeping checks, including condition of floor coverings. Where possible trailing cables arranged to not run across walkways. If unavoidable, cable matting to be used. Any damaged floor coverings reported and made safe/repaired. EXCEEDING ROOM CAPACITY Staff, students and others using the studio(s). Delay in safe evacuation from the studio(s). Insufficient to undertake activities and to use the studio(s) safely. Capacity of studio(s) established prior to timetabling and adhered to. Any potential change of use or desired increase in occupancy checked prior to proceeding.
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