Transcription of Example risk assessment: Cold Storage Warehousing
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1 of 6 pagesExample risk assessment : Cold Storage warehousingHealth and Safety ExecutiveExample risk assessment for cold Storage warehousingSetting the sceneFrozen Foods Ltd provide cold Storage and distribution facilities (at temperatures between -18 and -30 C) at three locations. They serve customers of all sizes across a variety of sectors. Each location has 10 000 pallet spaces, uses fixed and mobile racking, and averages a throughput of 2500 pallets a week. Twenty people are employed in the warehouses, working a variety of shifts. Three members of staff are from an Eastern European country; only one speaks good English. At busy times, temporary staff from an employment agency may also be employed. The site manager did the risk assessment , which covers goods inward from the gate to the cold store, their Storage and their despatch. How was the risk assessment done?
This example risk assessment shows the kind of approach a small business might take. Use it as a guide to think through some of the hazards in your business and the steps you need to take to control the risks. Please note that it is not a generic risk assessment that you can just put your company name on and adopt wholesale without any thought.
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