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Risk Assessments
A risk assessment is a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people.
The Risk Assessment include the controls required to eliminate, reduce or minimise the risks when carrying out a task.
The following de nitions are usually applied to these terms:
 HAZARD – Anything with the potential to cause harm, electricity, hazardous substances and noise are examples of typical hazards.
 RISK – The likelihood that damage, loss or injury will be caused by a hazard and how severe the outcome may be.
Mainstay have provided risk assessments for all the tasks that you do. As part of this process they will:
 identify the hazards associated with work activities
 identify who could be harmed by those hazards
 identify how you manage the risks at present and what
further steps might be required to reduce the risks further.
These are your control measures
 record the ndings of the assessment and inform those
at risk of the controls
 review the risk assessment on a regular basis, e.g. if the
sta , the activity, or the equipment used change.
Your manager will train you in all the risk assessments relevant to your job and you will be required to sign for each risk assessment.
Working Practice
At the start of any task
 Put on your PPE.
 Review task schedule for con rmation of tasks to
be completed.
 Collect all equipment required ensuring you follow
the Colour code rules.
 Check all electrical equipment before using it to ensure
no faults are present and it carries a valid PAT Test sticker – if you are unsure what this looks like please advise your line manager.
 Remember your hazard warning signs/barriers, ensuring the signs are visible and clean.
 If your using any electrical equipment that has a wire then this will be a hazard to passers by – please ensure it is highlighted by a hazard sign or cable tidy.
When you nish any task
 Clean equipment.
 Return equipment, materials and warning signs to the
store-room – However, Do not remove hazard warning
signs until the oors you have cleaned are completely dry.  Wash your hands.
 Report any issues to your line manager.
 When carrying waste, hold it away.