Risk assessments update 23/4

• Hairdressing
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Health and Safety- Lesson 1

Why do you need to risk assess?

Legislation 

Legislation is a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament. The word is also used to describe the act of making a new law.

Codes of Practice 

• Codes of practice are written guidelines for certain professions or occupations. 
• Hospitality businesses should have their own codes of practices set up.  

Legislations 

The Health and Safety at work act covers all health and safety in the workplace for everyone.

It outlines everyone’s responsibilities whilst working in your place of work.

These regulations cover the lifting of loads as well as lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying and moving them whether by hand or other bodily force. It means all workers must minimise the risk from lifting and handling objects by assessing objects before moving them and using correct posture.

Any electrical items used in the workplace need to be checked and maintained by a qualified electrician.

If you do find a faulty item you should remove the item from the salon, label it so others know then report the fault to a senior member of staff.

This act refers to chemicals in the work place.

All substances hazardous to health should be stored, handled, used and disposed of following manufacturers instructions, salon guidelines and local bye-laws.

These regulations require that if any employee suffers a personal injury that results in hospitalisation, permanent injury or death it must be reported to the local enforcement officer.

This act refers to the use of tools and equipment.

It states that anyone who uses them should be trained and competent to use them. Equipment must also be safe and fit for the purpose it is intended for. It should also be well maintained.

The Workplace regulations. These regulations state that it is the requirement of all the people at the workplace to help maintain a safe and healthy environment.

This legislation requires all businesses to have basic standards for fire prevention and control, and an emergency exit should the worst happen. A fire risk assessment which needs to reviewed annually. 

Recording Risks

Risk Assessment can take many forms- you may need to devise a checklist, a report or a table

Once you have decided a format you need to ensure you consider the following:

The Hazard and Risk

Who might be harmed

The actions to take

Whether further or follow- up action is required

A target date for completion

Reporting of the Risk Assessment 

It is important that you report your findings from a risk assessment that has been completed.

Reporting of the Risk Assessment 

• Once you have completed a Risk assessment, you need to make an action plan
  
• You must ensure the following is considered:
  
• Include long term- actions- you need to report your findings to your employer and other employees
  
•  Consider training for employees- this could be a health and safety course, or encouraging them to read relevant information
  
• Make regular checks- to ensure the findings from the risk assessment are implemented
  
• Outline responsibilities- delegate certain tasks to reliable staff members. Ensure they fully understand their duties
  

Why is it important to make regular checks after a risk assessment?

1. To ensure the findings are implemented
2. To waste time
3. To show off to your employer
4. To create more paperwork

What is one way to address the training aspect after a risk assessment?

1. Encouraging employees to read relevant information
2. Ignoring the training aspect
3. Forcing employees to attend a specific course
4. Not providing any training

What should you include in your action plan after completing a risk assessment?

1. Only reporting to your employer
2. Reporting the findings to your employer and other employees
3. Keeping the findings to yourself
4. Ignoring the findings

Risk Assessment 

Identify Hazards

Decide who might be harmed & how 

Evaluate the risks & take precautions 

Record your findings 

Review & update as necessary 

Employees have a greater responsibility for health and safety.

Employers should provide a safer environment.

Health and safety should be a shared responsibility.

What is the difference between a hazard and a risk?

1. A hazard is the likelihood of harm, while risk is the severity of the harm
2. A hazard is a physical danger, while risk is a mental danger
3. Hazard and risk are interchangeable terms
4. A hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk is the likelihood and severity of the harm occurring

What you must do: 

You are going to create a table ready for your 

Risk assessment task next week 

Homework

The risk assessment needs to have completed by next week to use in the lesson. 

What you need to do : 

1/ Take your previous risk assessment and fill out a new form.

2/ Make sure you have correctly recorded the write up : 

pass :

identified the main steps of a risk

assessment. Has identified the majority of

actual hazards from the types available, and

has provided appropriate immediate actions

for level of responsibility.

The candidate has achieved everything at 

pass grade and

 Merit 

as identified all actual hazards and

provided appropriate actions for level of

responsibility.

Distinction 

The candidate has achieved everything at

pass and merit grade and

 has also identified potential hazards with

appropriate methods of control that go

beyond immediate actions eg regular checks

etc.

methods of control will go beyond level of

responsibility.