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Hi safety folk
Our distribution business has 3 buildings all within a few hundred yards of each other, the building layouts although slightly different still have all the usual warehouse features, docks, racking, FLT's offices, stairs, a yard....the list goes on.
Does a risk assessment have to cover a particular site or can one cover all three as the operations and processes are the same?
I am trying to reduce duplication and paperwork, I understand that some assessments will be specific to equipment site risk but something like working at height, the use of power tools, the use of MHE, all use the same rules and share the same risks.
Your thoughts please
Mike
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Hi,
It heavily depends on how your risk assessments and controls systems work. Rather than look at sites it may be easier to look at processes - so have one generic risk assessment that looks at the use of loading bays at all three sites, etc. This assumes that the risks during each process are identical and there is the scope to identify and control any localised risks.
Some risk assessments, such as fire, workplace transport, etc will need to be site specific - as no two buildings are identical.
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