Unit 27 Assignment 2
Unit 27 Assignment 2
Environmental
Potential risks identified
area of concern
Loose wires
Slippery floors
Over crowding
Raised carpets
(uneven flooring)
Broken door handles Broken/ exposed wires Control measures to minimise risk Tripping, pulling everything with you if you trip, causing more potential damage to your selfothers nearby and the equipment. Risk of injury increase if the one who tripped was carrying items i.e. boxes.
Risk of slipping and getting injured. If the area is overcrowded, there will be less personal space and space in general. The work environment would be unfit due to lack of adequate work space. Also increases the risk of people getting violent and aggravated due to the over crowding.
This can cause tripping, and increases chances of further injuries.
Make sure that the lose wiring is not in the way of people and that it is out of sight as much as possible to prevent tripping.
Ensure floors are dry and if not inform people of wet floor using the wet floor signs.
Place a limit to the amount of people allowed in small areas at a time. Also notify people what side to walk on to avoid unnecessary collisions and crowding of people.
Make sure the carpets do not cause tripping, therefore make sure if the floor is uneven that it is repaired as soon as possible.
If handles are broken, during the
Ensure that all door handles event of an emergency there can be a are up to satisfactory potential risk of people being trapped standards to prevent any in the room or not being able to get unnecessary incidents. in/out of the dangerous area.
Potential risk of getting shocked, wire Ensure that the wires are can cause heart failure if someone hidden away in electrical with a weak heart were to accidentally boxes. and if they are touch the exposed/ broken wire by exposed they are fitted with accident. the proper casing/ repair casing so no exposed wires make contact with others.
Environmental
Potential risks identified
area of concern
Loose wires
Slippery floors
Over crowding
Raised carpets
(uneven flooring)
Broken door handles Broken/ exposed wires Control measures to minimise risk Tripping, pulling everything with you if you trip, causing more potential damage to your selfothers nearby and the equipment. Risk of injury increase if the one who tripped was carrying items i.e. boxes.
Risk of slipping and getting injured. If the area is overcrowded, there will be less personal space and space in general. The work environment would be unfit due to lack of adequate work space. Also increases the risk of people getting violent and aggravated due to the over crowding.
This can cause tripping, and increases chances of further injuries.
Make sure that the lose wiring is not in the way of people and that it is out of sight as much as possible to prevent tripping.
Ensure floors are dry and if not inform people of wet floor using the wet floor signs.
Place a limit to the amount of people allowed in small areas at a time. Also notify people what side to walk on to avoid unnecessary collisions and crowding of people.
Make sure the carpets do not cause tripping, therefore make sure if the floor is uneven that it is repaired as soon as possible.
If handles are broken, during the
Ensure that all door handles event of an emergency there can be a are up to satisfactory potential risk of people being trapped standards to prevent any in the room or not being able to get unnecessary incidents. in/out of the dangerous area.
Potential risk of getting shocked, wire Ensure that the wires are can cause heart failure if someone hidden away in electrical with a weak heart were to accidentally boxes. and if they are touch the exposed/ broken wire by exposed they are fitted with accident. the proper casing/ repair casing so no exposed wires make contact with others.