Risk assesments
Discussion
I work for a large company in a workshop environment but the site has different areas other than my workshop,
My company want all the staff to write out risk assesments for there job roles but there is no carrot dangled to do this, we also have a H@S Manager so why is he not doing them ?
My line manager States that we do the job so we should do the assesment and they want us all to do risk assessment training, now as far as I can tell that makes me a competent person then I have no choice but to write them
Tbh I'm not keen 1 little bit and there is no extra pay for it, I'm already a fire marshall for no extra dosh
And I'm illiterate at the best of times so we're do I stand legally It just does not interest me 1 little bit
I'm all for health and safety in a fashion but I don't want to be responsible for writing the Bloody stuff
My company want all the staff to write out risk assesments for there job roles but there is no carrot dangled to do this, we also have a H@S Manager so why is he not doing them ?
My line manager States that we do the job so we should do the assesment and they want us all to do risk assessment training, now as far as I can tell that makes me a competent person then I have no choice but to write them
Tbh I'm not keen 1 little bit and there is no extra pay for it, I'm already a fire marshall for no extra dosh
And I'm illiterate at the best of times so we're do I stand legally It just does not interest me 1 little bit
I'm all for health and safety in a fashion but I don't want to be responsible for writing the Bloody stuff
Quinny said:
So are you saying that without the RA training you're an incompetent person?
FWIW, a competent person is someone with the relevant, Training, experience, and qualifications to do the task... A Risk Assessment course makes you neither competent or incompetent....
All it does is train you to recognise, and document certain risks within your work environment.... Much of it is generic common sense...
Housekeeping
Slips trips and falls
Working at height
Use of tools
Exposure to chemicals
Hot work
Fire risk
Confined spaces
PPE
Material handling (lifting)
General well being, breaks, toilet washing facilities etc
Chances are you probably do 99% of your workplace RA's anyway.... All your employer is asking is that you put it down on paper...
Please tell me your not one of those chaps that thinks the H&S a officer is the ONE responsible for H&S on your site
H&S is everyone's responsibility I no that but I'm not keen on writing out 300 odd there are loads of them FWIW, a competent person is someone with the relevant, Training, experience, and qualifications to do the task... A Risk Assessment course makes you neither competent or incompetent....
All it does is train you to recognise, and document certain risks within your work environment.... Much of it is generic common sense...
Housekeeping
Slips trips and falls
Working at height
Use of tools
Exposure to chemicals
Hot work
Fire risk
Confined spaces
PPE
Material handling (lifting)
General well being, breaks, toilet washing facilities etc
Chances are you probably do 99% of your workplace RA's anyway.... All your employer is asking is that you put it down on paper...
Please tell me your not one of those chaps that thinks the H&S a officer is the ONE responsible for H&S on your site
Edited by Quinny on Monday 8th December 19:43
Fortunately quinny they take h&s seriously, we don't really want for equipment we have lots of good stuff and an overhead gantry crane, vehicle lifts, pits, ramps, everything has before use registers and everything is calibrated load tested etc
And the whole place gets safety inspection regularly so all good, just need more staff, there is a review currently as we
Can't recruit mainly due to the pay so fingers crossed, I'll just have to man up !
P.s the apprentice his dad is the elf and safety manager
And the whole place gets safety inspection regularly so all good, just need more staff, there is a review currently as we
Can't recruit mainly due to the pay so fingers crossed, I'll just have to man up !
P.s the apprentice his dad is the elf and safety manager
Cheers for all your wisdom people,
It has turned out that they are all being re written across the whole site, fortunately it's not just going to be me
As there are far far to many for 1 person and that's just for my workshop, let alone any task's which cross to other departments of which there is a fare few, there have been risk assesments here for sometime now they just like to keep re writing them every 5 mins,
I'm used to working in car dealerships were time is money, and there is no way your coming off a ramp to do this sort of thing the only time your not on a ramp is when your either sick or on leave or you have left,
Once again thanks for all your offers of help if I get stuck at any point I no were to turn
It has turned out that they are all being re written across the whole site, fortunately it's not just going to be me
As there are far far to many for 1 person and that's just for my workshop, let alone any task's which cross to other departments of which there is a fare few, there have been risk assesments here for sometime now they just like to keep re writing them every 5 mins,
I'm used to working in car dealerships were time is money, and there is no way your coming off a ramp to do this sort of thing the only time your not on a ramp is when your either sick or on leave or you have left,
Once again thanks for all your offers of help if I get stuck at any point I no were to turn
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