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    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT This document summarizes potential hazards in generic office areas including slips, trips, falls, manual handling, falling objects, stress, electricity, fire, chemicals, and more. It outlines controls already in place such as housekeeping, training, safety equipment, and procedures. Further actions may be needed such as reviewing storage arrangements and equipment installation. The assessment will be implemented by prioritizing high risk issues and assigning actions to responsible parties with completion dates.

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    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    Slips, trips and


    falls

    Staff and visitors may


    suffer sprains or
    fractures if they trip
    over trailing
    cables/rubbish or slip
    on spillages.

    1. Housekeeping standards maintained through


    Safety Tours and by local management.
    2. Cabinet drawers and doors kept closed when
    not in use.
    3. Trailing cables from electrical machinery
    managed, permanent trailing leads fixed and
    covered.
    4. Floors, windows and doors cleaned on a
    regular basis by site operations
    5. Repairs and maintenance carried out when
    necessary by Site Operations and as reported
    by STFC staff.
    6. Staff clean up spillages.

    Manual handling

    All employees and


    staff of contract paper
    suppliers could suffer
    from back pain if they
    carry heavy/bulky
    objects in awkward
    areas for example
    printing/photocopying
    paper or equipment

    1. All staff attend manual handling training as


    part of safety induction.
    2. Trolleys available to transport boxes of paper
    etc.
    3. Site Operations teams provide heavy gang
    for other heavy loads.
    4. Top shelves used for storage of light boxes
    only and wherever possible material not
    stored above head height.
    5. Where materials are stored above head
    height, steps/kick stools provided.

    Action
    by when

    Done

    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    1. All shelving to be installed by competent staff


    on load bearing structures.
    2. Shelf loading and state of office furniture an
    issue addressed by safety tours.
    3. Filling cabinets have one draw open at time
    labels or are restricted.
    4. Heavy/bulky items should not be stored at
    height in offices.

    Falling materials,
    toppling furniture

    Staff in offices may


    suffer injury from
    material falling from
    overloaded or
    collapsing shelves or
    items stored at
    height.

    Regular computer
    use

    All employees could


    suffer from upper
    limb disorders, eye
    strain, headaches
    from regular use of
    PCs

    1. Adjustable equipment, chair and footrest,


    monitor and keyboard available to all staff.
    2. Free eye test provided to all those working
    regularly with PCs and suspect eye related
    issues by arrangement through local
    Occupation Health teams.
    3. Blinds provided to control ambient lighting.
    4. All employees attend DSE training as part of
    their SHE induction and a DSE assessment
    available through DSE local assessors.

    Stress

    Employees could be
    affected by excessive
    pressure at work from
    e.g. work demands,
    lack of job control,
    poor support from

    1. STFC Stress Policy in place.


    2. Work plans and work objectives are discussed
    and agreed with staff annually through APR.
    3. Provision of Occupational Health services at
    major laboratories includes provision of

    Action
    by when

    Done

    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    colleagues or
    manager, poor role
    clarity, poor
    relationships, or
    badly managed
    change.

    counselling services.

    Electrical

    All staff could incur


    electrical shocks or
    burns if they use
    faulty electrical
    equipment.

    1. Sufficient sockets provided in offices, daisy


    chaining of extension leads not permitted.
    2. Staff report defective plugs, cabling, electrical
    equipment to manager.
    3. Photocopiers maintained on contract.
    4. All equipment brought onto STFC sites PAT
    tested before use and all existing electrical
    equipment subjected to annual or 4 yearly
    PAT tests, see PAT code.
    5. Only authorised staff permitted to work on
    electrical equipment.

    Fire

    If trapped in the office


    all staff and visitors
    could suffer from
    smoke inhalation or
    burns.

    1. Fire evacuation procedures displayed at each


    call point.
    2. Fire drills tested annually.
    3. Exits and fire exits clearly marked.
    4. Access to exits and extinguishers to be kept
    clear at all times.
    5. Fire alarms maintained and tested by

    Action
    by when

    Done

    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    competent persons.
    6. Custom and good practise is that office
    windows and doors are closed at the end of
    the working day.
    7. Waste bins emptied regularly by cleaners.
    8. Storage of combustible materials, paper,
    minimised and raised during safety tours.
    Chemical burns
    including bleach
    and strong
    detergents

    Direct skin contact


    with could lead to the
    cleaner getting skin
    irritation.
    Chemical vapours
    may cause eye
    irritation or breathing
    difficulties.
    Aerosols may present
    environmental and
    fire hazards.

    1. Storage of chemicals is not permitted in


    offices or kitchen areas.
    2. Cleaning services provided by competent
    contracting companies responsible for the
    training and competence of their staff. STFC
    staff should not come into contact with office
    cleaning materials.
    3. Pressurized aerosol cans should not be
    employed and, where possible, water based
    products used as alternatives to solvents as
    found in wipe board and other cleaning
    products or correction fluids.

    Action
    by when

    Done

    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    Burns

    Staff preparing hot


    food, utilising kitchen
    equipment e.g. kettle,
    cooker and
    microwave.

    1. Kettles, cookers and microwaves are


    examples of domestic equipment for which
    staff need no specific training. The equipment
    should be used as directed in instruction
    manuals.

    Smoking

    Passive smoking can


    damage the health of
    all staff.

    2. No Smoking policy adopted in STFC


    buildings. Smokers must smoke outside
    building, at least 5m from periphery of
    building, specifically entrances or exits.

    Hygiene and
    welfare

    All staff could


    experience general
    discomfort.

    1. Toilets supplied with hot and cold water, soap


    and drying facilities.
    2. Wash-up/kitchen areas provided with drinking
    water and as appropriate fridge and
    microwave, cleaned on office cleaning
    schedule.

    Environmental
    comfort factors.

    All staff may feel too


    hot/cold or suffer
    other general
    discomfort.

    1. Buildings kept reasonably warm and light with


    opening windows to provide fresh air, plenty
    of space in offices.

    Photocopiers

    Staff using
    photocopiers could
    be exposed to UV
    radiation and ozone.

    1. Staff employ photocopiers as directed in


    instruction manuals.
    2. Photocopiers not located in small offices with
    poor ventilation.

    Action
    by when

    Done

    STFC QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT

    Title : STFC Generic Office Area Risk Assessment (RA) (including office kitchen areas) TO BE EMPLOYED AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING RAs FOR LOCAL
    OFFICES
    Assessed By : TO BE ADDED
    Step 1

    Step 2

    What are the


    hazards? It may be
    helpful to break the
    task or situation
    down

    Who might be
    harmed and how?

    Date of Assessment or date last reviewed : TO BE ADDED

    What are you already doing?

    Step 3:

    Step 4:

    What further action is necessary?


    to reduce risks so far as is
    reasonably practicable, one way of
    doing this is to compare against
    accepted good practice.

    How will you put the


    Assessment into action? remember to prioritise actions
    - high risk hazards first
    Action
    by who

    Step 5 Review
    Date:

    Action
    by when

    Review your assessment to make sure you are still improving, or at least not sliding back.
    If there is a significant change in your workplace, remember to check your risk assessment and where necessary, amend it.
    Review your assessment by default at least 2 yearly

    Done

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