Hi all Does anyone have a risk assessment for a passenger lift in a carehome or similiar environment that they would be willing to share? I have carried out one but the powers above are asking for more detail. Thank you in advance.

Mrs. Noodles can you please supply more information about the lift and what will be included in the RA, for example will it include releasing trapped passengers?

The lift is used for residents to access other floors. Staff to transport housekeeping equipment, hot food trollies, medication trollies and laundry linen. This is the hazards I've identified so far Slips, trips and falls Entrapment Electricity failure Unsafe access to lift motor room. Overloading of the lift Spillage from food, drink from hot food trolley Moving and handling from transporting of equipment, food trolleys, housekeeping chemicals and equipment, Medication trollies and laundry linen.

Mrs. Noodles That list is quite comprehensive, a few questions:- 1, what do you mean by unsafe access to motor room? 2, how old is the lift? 3, does the lift have a key switch to full take control? 4, are the doors automatic, or manual?