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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Well on a personal case.
We had a Air Traffic Control cabinet which had to be moved from the first floor to the factory floor, I spent two hours with another safety rep walking the route the cabinet would have to take (Risk Assesment), including a lift (the cabinet was close to the weight limit of it).
Once this was done we went through the route with two guys who moved the cabinet, this took 10 minutes.
The cost 2 hours time of safety reps £45, the guys who moved £5.
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What cost if the assessment isn't taken?
Two guys move the cabinet without the RA. OOOps Can't get it round the corner of the corridor..... fire route blocked.... fill in your own scenario here..
That is the WHOLE point of risk assessment. If the assessment concludes that there is no risk then the exercise has been as worthwhile as the RA that suggests there may be a danger of the ... whatever... The risk is then categorised for the level of risk..
ffs... that is the process that we now have to go through because, historically, employers have been so gung-ho about the H&S of their employees (Employers:that's those folk who advertise in the likes of the Daily Mail so they can twist the minds of their...doh ... reader... Employess: Dems the ones who we need H&S regulations for so that they don't get, fried, burnt, crippled...... and even in 2010 KILLED)
I could be really tedious now and quote you some horrendous figures but I'm sure if you really wanted a true picture by now you'd have resorted to Google.