risk assesment

[paul b b]

Hello Chaps,

have to fill in risk assesment,

any ideas what i should put in the boxes?

i have: ladders (risk of falling) and risk of electric shock but cant think of any others.

any ideas?

thanks

paul

 

[green-hornet]

See this previous thread

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3039&highlight=risk+assessment

 

[binky]

Asbestos, dust, tools, hazardous chemicals, etc etc

 

[Evans Electric]

Getting a paper cut from the risk assessment !!!

 

[Riggy]

Sorry for being serious, but my experieince suggests that you need to think about the things around you - therefore a generic "fits every job" risk assessment is frankly boll*cks.

Think about: vehicles running you over, knocking your ladders, etc. Rotten floors, lights going out whilst you're in a difficult access area, rat p*ss (Wiels disease), falling over the extension cable the builder has pulled tight across the top of the stairs, the plumber raping your apprentice - the list goes on and on!

 

[Apache]

Sorry for being serious, but my experieince suggests that you need to think about the things around you - therefore a generic "fits every job" risk assessment is frankly boll*cks.Think about: vehicles running you over, knocking your ladders, etc. Rotten floors, lights going out whilst you're in a difficult access area, rat p*ss (Wiels disease), falling over the extension cable the builder has pulled tight across the top of the stairs, the plumber raping your apprentice - the list goes on and on!

pardon?

 

[Evans Electric]

Never trust a plumber with your apprentice !!!!

 

[Apache]

Never trust a plumber with your apprentice !!!!

Do you think we should add something to JL's disclaimer?

 

[paul b b]

plumber raping your apprentice!

I thought i got to do that bit

 

[Riggy]

I thought i got to do that bit

Not allowed to rape apprentices nowadays - Political Correctness gone mad!

 

[binky]

Not allowed to rape apprentices nowadays - Political Correctness gone mad!

Don't sell this man gaffer tape and a hamster :O:O:O:O:O:O

 

[paul b b]

Not allowed to rape apprentices nowadays - Political Correctness gone mad!

WHAT!!!!! that's the only reson i wanted to be a spark.

 

[binky]

Sorry for being serious,!

And who says we wern't being serious ?:| ? :| ?:| ? :|

Hamsters have a nasty bite :^O :^O:^O:^O

 

[binky]

WHAT!!!!! that's the only reson i wanted to be a spark.

Hmmm an electric hamster :^O :^O:^O:^O:^O

 

[Andy™]

Sorry for being serious, but my experieince suggests that you need to think about the things around you - therefore a generic "fits every job" risk assessment is frankly boll*cks.Think about: vehicles running you over, knocking your ladders, etc. Rotten floors, lights going out whilst you're in a difficult access area, rat p*ss (Wiels disease), falling over the extension cable the builder has pulled tight across the top of the stairs, the plumber raping your apprentice - the list goes on and on!

but you cant RA every single thing... otherwise nothing would get done!

 

[Riggy]

but you cant RA every single thing... otherwise nothing would get done!

You can if you have less than 5 employees - you don't need to write it down! Applaud Smiley

 

[Andy™]

i write down very little... which often causes me problems because i have a bad memory!

 

[binky]

but you cant RA every single thing... otherwise nothing would get done!

That's kind of where generic traing comes in to play, but isn't really suitable for small outfits - too expensive. In theory this is also covered by apprentice training, so RA should identify risks appropiate to specific circumstances, all other stuff being accepted as normal work practices.

 

[Andy™]

for most 'risks', im more than capable of using my eyes and thinking 'that loks safe' or 'that looks dangerous'. and it does quite well to keep me alive