Risk Management

Hotels

• Kitchens - higher risk
• Housekeeping - volume movement
• Security - Control on Valuable assets
• Class I Appliances - higher risks
• Extensions - electric shock risk
• Kettles - water / electric hazards
• Conference / Banqueting
• Portable Hazards - Lamps, kettles, presses, TV, hairdryers
• Electric shock - the publicity!
• Claimed shock potential

Offices

• Unsafe Floor Hatches
  cable cutting/crushing
• Extensions abuse – daisy chaining
• Over-loading – fire!
• Tripping over cables– risks
• Floor Cleaning – risks
• Asset Security – growth of theft
• Electric Shock – cables/plugs
• Associated Hazards –
  scalding,burning,chemical,mechanical injury
• Insulation Failure of (SELV) Transformers & Monitors– fire risk!
• Cleaning contractor monitoring (PAT)

Light industry & manufacturing

• Extensions - abuse/overloading - fire!
• Leads/Plugs/Sockets - abuse,types
• Guards/Casings - high risk injury
• PUWER 98 Legislation
• Tripping/Snatching - high risk injury
• Work Practice - appliance abuse
• Environment - medium - high risk
• Associated Hazards
• scalding,burning,chemical
• mechanical injury
• Appliances fit for the Job
• Supply 110volt/230volt/ low/medium risk!
• Cleaning contractor monitoring (PAT)

Laboratories

• Extensions - abuse/overloading - fire!
• Leads/Plugs/Sockets - abuse,types
• Guards/Casings - high risk injury
• PUWER 98 Legislation
• Tripping/Snatching - high risk injury
• Work Practice - appliance abuse
• Environment - medium - high risk
• Associated Hazards
  – scalding,burning,chemical
  – mechanical injury
• Rigorous Testing Protocols demanded
• Supply 110volt/230volt/ low/medium risk
• Work Practice abuses

Construction sites & heavy engineering

• Leads/Plugs/Sockets - abuse,types
• Extensions - abuse,overloading
• Work Practice - abuse, damage
• IP Ratings - water,dust penetration
• Tools - abuse/ service control
• Asset Security - theft!
• Supply 110volt/230volt/400volt low/medium/high risk
• Appliances fit for the job?
• PUWER 98 Legislation
• Environment - Recognised High Risk (noise/conditions)
• Inadequate monitoring/control