I have started as a HS Manager for a bakery which has a 28 tonne flour silo receiving 2-3 deliveries per week fire risk assessment is in place but no DSEAR, company intends to use outside consultant for this has anyone risk assessed the delivery of the flour into the silo's by a flour tipper style tanker? Silo has an over fill alarm and automatic venting I intend to get the delivery company SWOP's public access is within 20 feet (pavement) no fence am also looking at driver control, supervised delivery, key control of vehicle. not sure what is in place to prevent drive off while still tipping but company SWOP should cover this no close ignition sources other than air conditioning vents smoking areas far side of building

Silo, is it PPE your looking for? (thanks Lionel) Sorry, I know it's not Friday but my excuse is that Friday's comedies are on tonight because of Strictly...

Hi I was H&S manager afew years ago for a very large bakery/retail company when DSEAR come into being so it's surprising your company have not got something in place. I recommend you read up on what the bakery industry have written up on the subject and any guidelines as first point. I got myself trained to undertake DSEAR risk assessments as at the time there was very little food industry knowlege on the subject, most information came from heavy industries, so before you appoint someone check cost of doing training as you will be in a better postion to understand requirements. If appointing someone check what other bakery works they have undertake otherwise you find you just get standard risk assessment with little limited on how zoning controls you need. You need to also not just look at deliveries but there is high risk during silo cleans due to dust clouds also any engineering works. I recommend you stop, think, check, what systems already there also read any EHO visit reports any points of concern raised. DSEAR not a dark art. If you what a chat it over drop me a contact number i call you