Posted By SteveD-M Trying to hold back...but How much work activity goes on in your toilets? Seriously I would tend to say that although focusing specifically on toilets isn't necessarily the right thing. I would be looking for some sort of workplace assessment covering the key items relating to suitability of the workplace and welfare arrangements. Following the guidance given in the workplace health safety and welfare regs. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

Posted By A Campbell I agree... would be more interested in seeing RA for the cleaning of them myself!

Posted By Biggles473 Trevor, I know how you feel we had our insurers ask if we had risk assessed our steps leading into the factory as someone slipped and fell by her own admission by not holding the handrail, it was nothing to do with the steps. Let's get a grip on things that are really important and ignore the insignificant risks...although a splinter off an old wooden seat sharpens the mind a bit! Biggles473

Posted By Crim Not to risk assess the toilets would be a management failure. What about the toilets visitors/members of public may use? However, You have to remember only to record the main findings.

Posted By Richard Altoft Reg 3 of MHSW says assess "risks to H&S of employees (and others of course) to which they are exposed whilst at work. Also says record significant findings etc. My usual practice is to do a "top down" or undertaking or company wide assessment incl such things as access and egress and welfare facilities and use that to flag up the most significant issues which I then assess separately in appropriate detail. That often throws up risks that no one had covered before such as the security guy, the cleaners, travel by staff on business, delivery drivers on the premises or effects of bad weather since the risk assessors previously had only looked at isolated items such as each piece of equipment or each chemical and not looked at the bigger picture. So what you assess in detail depends on risks but in life sometimes things are done because someone wants them doing such as insurers. R

Posted By Alan Nicholls Not as stupid as it sounds. Remember a recent prosecution of Fast food provider. Trapped hand in wrongly fitted toilet door, member of the public received broken fingers I seem to remember. However this is quite an isolated case. Most would say assess the whole welfare provision, record revisit or forget it. ONLY if there is NO SIGNIFICANT RISK. Regards Alan

Posted By Adam Worth Richard and Eddie both give good answers... My Friday thoughts - COSHH - Bleach (base) + Urine (Acid) = ! Legionella??? Disposal of bio hazard waste?? is it the weekend yet?