Assessment carried out by: Date: Review date:
Activity Hazards Injury People at risk Degree of risk Control Measure/Procedure
1. Moving 1. Lifting and carrying Pulled muscles or back Learners, tutors and Low Small amounts of signage for correct lifting
equipment injuries technicians procedures.
Increased manual handling operation information, to
include larger signage, instructions and training in
order to eliminate / reduce injuries. Individual
capability assessment to ensure that the person can
carry a load < 25kg.
Machine arm 1. Someone can walk into it Can cause injury to the Learners, tutors and Medium Move the machine hand further back so theirs is
Infront of 2. Hit someone when they are body. technicians enough space for someone to walk through
door. walking out. comfortably.
You can put a small guard on the front of the
machine hand so the threading part will not cause
damage.
bottle of liquid 1. someone can trip over the Twist your angle or pull a Learners, tutors, and High Ask someone to walk around and look for items on
on the floor. bottle muscle. technicians the floor which could lead to injuries.
2. someone can step on it and provide information to the learner to pick up items
then the liquid will come out. off the fall when spotted.
spillage of 1. someone will slip and fall. if someone slips due to the Learners, tutors, and High They could put a sign where it says ‘wet floor’ which
liquid on the 2. can contaminate an object liquid it will cause loss of technicians will alert people so they will not go near the wet
floor. if dropped over it. Like balance leading to head part.
someone’s coat. injury, breaking a body part as soon as it is spotted wipe the floor and alert
or back injuries. cleaners.
ladder on 1. it might fall off the table. Causing bruises or cuts on Learners, tutors, and low Remove the ladder from the table.
table 2. not enough room for pupils face, foot, or hands. technicians Place the ladder against a wall and make sure it is
on table. secure and will not fall. Also, it shouldn’t be in the
way of walking paths.
helping hands 1. someone will sit on it when someone sits on it, it Learners low must give information to the students to look around
on chair. will cause cuts and they will you and be careful where you walk and sit.
bleed. Also, teach them not to leave objects in those spots
and put them back in the correct toolbox.
cylinder 1. someone will slip as the can cause head injury. Learners, tutors, and high pick the object from the floor and place it in a
object on the object can roll also cause injury to leg, arm, technicians container so it won’t roll.
fall and hands. tell people in the room not to leave the object on
the fall or in dangerous places.