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Posted By stevehaigh
Our business employs several men as handyman = they visit various of our premises to carryout basis repairs , such as new light bulbs new tap washers repairs to locks erecting fences etc etc the list is endless. We do not allow them to deal with gas electrics or asbestos.
I have been asked to come up with generic - if possible - risk assessments and procedures to ensure their safety I was thinking along the lines of a risk matrix with control measures. If anyone any advice or examples, it would be greatly appreciated
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Posted By Thos G
I don't think that there is a shortcut on this one.
I worked for a building maintenance company who did a vast amount of different works in domestic properties.
We wrote generic risk assessment for each task i.e. repair cieling. We would look at all the risks around the activity i.e. work at height, COSHH, slip/trips etc. This happened for each task/trade.
In addition to the generic assessments the operative would do a site specific risk assessment when they first arrived at the job to see if there were any additional risks i.e. hole in floor or a dog bounding around the room.
If a hazard was found and the operative could deal with it i.e. ask the tenant to put the dog outside, then this was ok. If the hazard was beyond the operatives control then they were to inform their line manager and they were o deal with the matter. The assessments were written down.
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
Stevehaigh
These people are generally doing construction work, from a perusal of your list, this places them clearly in the CAR 2006 terms of maintenance and refurbishment operatives who could foreseeably encounter asbestos. Hence awareness training to the acop syllabus is required.
I would go for a set of standard assessments that can be combined to create the task specific assessment where required. Some operations can be pre-assessed and, if the risk is trivial, they can be used within the parameters set out.
Bob
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Posted By brian mills
I have a huge amount of general DIY methods at home, if you remind me next week I will send them over to whoever wants them.
They would be ideal generic SSOW or method statements that would need a site specific risk assessment attached.
regards
Brian
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