Work Equipment Risk Assessment Paper

First Scenario

Company Name: Small Grocery Shop

Activity: Work Equipment Risk Assessment

Date of assessment: 14/10/2014

Step 1 What are the hazards Step 2 Who might be harmed and how Step 3 What are you already doing? Step 4 How will you put the assessment into action?

Knives Staff, cuts and finger amputations • First aid

• Knives storage

• Training to handle • Inform staff not to remove any packaging by using knives. Appropriate cutters will be provided such as scissor

• Provide more training

• Supervision on young worker

• More proper knives storage

Machinery

1. Bandsaws

2. Mincers

3. Cutters

4. Slicers Can cause serious injuries towards staff during contacting with dangerous moving sharp

• No further action required

Housekeeping Young worker, Slip trip and fall • They instructed to maintain good housekeeping and maintained

• Inspection for spills defects

• Reporting procedure for identified spillage, with prompt action to clean up and place signage were appropriate

• Appropriate footwear must be worn • No further action

The reason why this assessment is very important to me because it can helps me for future use. Risk assessment is one of the best methods to overcome problems that can cause danger toward workers getting an injury. In addition, it is also can circumvent liabilities and assets damages at the company.

The second thing that I learned from this assessment is how to compile a risk assessment in a correct way. what I understand before this is after we completed the assessment usually we will keep the document straight to the file, but now I was realised that the correct way is after the risk assessment has been reviewed we should discuss it with a person such as head of operation or other person who is in charge for that area.

Even though risk assessment is a best methods to prevent the injuries, but there is also disadvantages. First, implementing a risk assessment need to have a big cost to make sure the workplace is under safe condition. Any machines that consider dangerous need to be replace even the machines never cause any injuries towards their workers. Second, all the workers need to attend the briefing on how to prevent any emergency and how to review the risk assessment. Third, workers need to motivate their self to work in a good environment. (your