Slips and trips assessment
A slips and trips assessment should identify where people walk, what contaminates the surface and when conditions change. Leaks, rainwater, grease, dust, cleaning, trailing cables, damaged flooring, steps, poor lighting and unsuitable footwear all influence risk. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require floors and traffic routes to be suitable, in good condition and free from avoidable obstruction or slippery contamination. Inspect during wet weather, cleaning and busy operations, not only when floors are dry and empty. Remove the source through repair, containment or process change before relying on warning signs. Test whether mats stay flat and capture enough water, specify a prompt spill response and record defects through a system that tracks them to actual completion.
- ✓Hazards and controls drawn from HSE guidance
- ✓Scored 5x5 risk matrix
- ✓Editable Word and PDF
In short
A risk assessment identifies what could cause harm in your work, who could be harmed and how, and what you do to control the risk. Every employer must make a suitable and sufficient assessment; with five or more employees the significant findings must be recorded.
What it must include
- ✓The hazards in the activity or workplace
- ✓Who might be harmed and how
- ✓Existing controls and further action needed
- ✓Risk rating (e.g. 5x5 likelihood x severity)
- ✓Who does what by when
- ✓Review date and when to review sooner
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