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I have a new boss.
For the last 10 years I have risked assessed activities which go on inside buildings. I have been tasked to produce Building Specific RAs for each building and besides the obvious such as flat roofs, electrics, boilers, asbestos, steep stairs, windows (restrictors), and fire etc (for which RAs all exist but only in generic form) what else do I need to consider and what sort of format is best to record the findingsfor each building?.
O, by the way I have in excess of 50 buildings to risk assess across two sites.
Much appreciate any help and advice.
Rich
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You could consider building a risk register with a cross reference (e.g. code etc) to a particular building?
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I was thinking much the same as MB1, a matrix which could be cross-referenced and would identify the main hazards associated with the building ie asbestos, access to roof, confined spaces and so on. Too much detail will give you a lot of work and is not necessary as many of the risks would be the same regardless of the type of building eg working with electricity.
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I suggest you enter into dialogue with your facilities manager/ maintenance people, and perhaps approach this from a CDM H&S File perspective? The information competent contractors need to enable the job to be done safely could be contained within that File and used in conjunction with the Asbestos Risk Register.
You may struggle a bit in approaching this from a discrete "risk assessment" angle, however you should be able to identify a safe system of work for maintenance, cleaning and safe occupation and use of the premises, along with appropriate emergency arrangements and a contractor rule set.
50 properties isn't too onerous. Many local government bodies have non-domestic portfolios in the high hundreds if not thousands.
No doubt relevant professional buildings/facilities management lead bodies will have relevant supporting guidance and perhaps even off-the-shelf systems; a good reason to go speak to your facilities management people. Success here will require a team and cross-discipline approach, this is not something for the 'health and safety bod' to be lumbered with in isolation.
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You need to also consider what the outcome requirement are also what use are the RA of the building going be for.
such as vistors contractors etc
Remember you will have or should have already in place risk assessments for areas such as ACM, fire, COSHH etc already in your management systems so do not over Risk mange your systems
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ron hunter wrote:I suggest you enter into dialogue with your facilities manager/ maintenance people, and perhaps approach this from a CDM H&S File perspective? The information competent contractors need to enable the job to be done safely could be contained within that File and used in conjunction with the Asbestos Risk Register.
You may struggle a bit in approaching this from a discrete "risk assessment" angle, however you should be able to identify a safe system of work for maintenance, cleaning and safe occupation and use of the premises, along with appropriate emergency arrangements and a contractor rule set.
50 properties isn't too onerous. Many local government bodies have non-domestic portfolios in the high hundreds if not thousands.
No doubt relevant professional buildings/facilities management lead bodies will have relevant supporting guidance and perhaps even off-the-shelf systems; a good reason to go speak to your facilities management people. Success here will require a team and cross-discipline approach, this is not something for the 'health and safety bod' to be lumbered with in isolation. I have to agree with Ron on this, completely with his comments. Rons advice together with a matrix/tracker to keep up with changes etc...
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