Department: Service: Reference: Activity: Primary Practical Lessons Site: People at Risk: Additional Information: Children, Teachers, Non-teaching staff Name of Person Completing Form: Job Title: Date: Review Date: Hazard Risk Initial Existing Control Measures Final Additional Action Required Rating Rating (action by whom and completion date use – L, M, H L, M, H separate Action Plan if necessary) Low melt glue gun Electric shock H Equipment is used only by pupils after been shown how M Burns from the glue to use it and under the supervision of a teacher. gun itself and the All equipment to be accounted for and stored away at the glue end of the lesson. Trips caused by All glue guns are subject to an annual portable appliance trailing leads test (). Periodic checks of the equipment are made by the teacher and simple records kept Small sharp edged Cuts H Equipment is used only by pupils, after they have been M tools shown how to use it and under the supervision of a (knives, scissors, teacher. files, cutters, hole All equipment to be accounted for and stored away at the punches) end of the lesson. Batteries (dry and Burns H All pupils and staff are trained to use batteries. M rechargeable) Fire Batteries are stored in an upright position so that they are not touching and discharging against each other. Pupils are taught the correct way to connect batteries to a circuit. They are not allowed to short-circuit any battery, in particular the rechargeable type, as this can lead to overheating. Batteries are never left loose to mix with other metal items.
Department: Service: Reference: Activity: Primary Practical Lessons Site: People at Risk: Children, Teachers, Non-teaching staff Additional Information: Name of Person Completing Form: Job Title: Date: Review Date: Hazard Risk Initial Rating L, M, H Existing Control Measures Final Rating L, M, H Additional Action Required (action by whom and completion date – use separate Action Plan if necessary) Low melt glue gun Electric shock Burns from the glue gun itself and the glue Trips caused by trailing leads H Equipment is used only by pupils after been shown how to use it and under the supervision of a teacher. All equipment to be accounted for and stored away at the end of the lesson. All glue guns are subject to an annual portable appliance test (). Periodic checks of the equipment are made by the teacher and simple records kept M Small sharp edged tools (knives, scissors, files, cutters, hole punches) Cuts H Equipment is used only by pupils, after they have been shown how to use it and under the supervision of a teacher. All equipment to be accounted for and stored away at the end of the lesson. M Batteries (dry and rechargeable) Burns Fire H All pupils and staff are trained to use batteries. Batteries are stored in an upright position so that they are not touching and discharging against each other. Pupils are taught the correct way to connect batteries to a circuit. They are not allowed to short-circuit any battery, in particular the rechargeable type, as this can lead to overheating. Batteries are never left loose to mix with other metal items. M
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