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Zanshin67  
#1 Posted : 01 March 2016 19:52:25(UTC)
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Zanshin67

Dear all

in order to reduce reams of paperwork and paper how do you normally brief out/issue risk assessments?

Hard copies?

or do you prepare a staff handbook with the content in?

I have also heard that a point of work document can be useful

just looking to simplify things and remain legal whilst informing employees of significant risks and hazards

I work in the waste industry

many thanks
George_Young  
#2 Posted : 01 March 2016 20:38:15(UTC)
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George_Young

We have ours on a company intranet system, which every employee within the company has access to.
RayRapp  
#3 Posted : 02 March 2016 07:59:43(UTC)
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RayRapp

There is not a one size fits all approach, it depends what works for you. If you have a lot for similar tasks, then you could code them on a matrix (spreadsheet) for each hazardous task.

A point of work risk assessment is another name for a dynamic risk assessment. They have their benefits in the wider scheme, but should not be relied on too much.
Jimothy999  
#4 Posted : 02 March 2016 08:44:12(UTC)
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Jimothy999

I remember in my waste days before I went into H&S, reading through reams of risk assessments, not sure I could remember many of them now or even back then!

An important note to remember. You do not need to force you staff to read the whole risk assessment, only inform them of the significant outcomes of it. Risk assessment records are usually technical documents that do not lend themselves to easy reading. A company H&S handbook is normally a better bet as you can lay out the hazards and controls in a more user friendly format with photos, etc. The handbook by itself is unlikely to be effective either, you will need to combine it with adequate training etc.

Dynamic risk assessment for bin men is essential, but given the number of collections made in a day I could not see the value of trying to record them all. Train the guys on hazard awareness is about all you can do. We were introducing site specific risk assessment for commercial customers when I left the industry a few years back. The intention was to have notes on the driver's information screen for each job that would point out any significant hazards he needed to be aware. Need to have good IT in the cabs for that though.
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