Table 9.2: Example risk assessment for a small manufacturing company with offi ces Equipment
Workshop hand tools Environment
High risk Extension leads used, damage likely
User
Skilled technicians User checks completed each day
Equipment construction Mostly Class II Equipment type
Handheld and bench operated
Frequency of use Daily
Installation method
• Handheld • All socket-outlets RCD protected
Previous records
Held on company server. On average fi ve items a year fail
Service life No limit Decision
• Because of the handheld nature, and the riskier environment of the workshop where mechanical damage is likely, this is a high-risk area.
• T is is off set by staff conducting daily user- checks and use of RCD protected socket- outlets
• Formal visual inspection every six months test every year
Held on company server. To date no tools have failed
No limit
• T e machine tools are all fi xed in position and connected to an isolator. T e staff are skilled and diligent about checks, but there is no RCD protection currently provided
• T e risk of mechanical damage is low
• Formal visual inspection annually, test every two years
None
Replaced every two years by IT company
• T ere are a few items of Class I equipment, but all supplied from RCD protected socket-outlets. T e staff are diligent about performing user checks and we operate a half-hour training session on this subject annually
• All the offi ce equipment is on a rolling IT contract and replaced every two years
• Class I: Formal visual inspection annually, no testing
• Class II: User checks only
Responsible person
Alex Willard Workshop manager
Alex Willard Workshop manager
Jackie Wilson Offi ce manager
Jackie Wilson Offi ce manager
Anne Watson Managing Director
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Held on company server. Nothing has failed to date
No limit
• All equipment is Class I, supplied from RCD protected socket- outlets. T e staff are diligent about performing user checks and we operate a half-hour training session on this subject annually
• Because of the environment next to the sink (wet area), plus the very regular use of facilities, it is a medium risk
• Formal visual inspection annually, testing every two years
Held on company server. Nothing has failed to date
No limit
No staff are trained to perform safe isolations and the more detailed inspection and testing. Given the low risk nature, and user checks carried out by staff , these items can come under the electrical installation fi xed wiring inspection every fi ve years
• Fixed equipment hardwired into isolator. • Not RCD protected.
All equipment connected to RCD protected socket outlets or extension leads
• Kitchen socket-outlets • RCD protected.
Equipment fi xed in position (e.g. roller-shutter door controls, hand dryers in toilets, burglar alarm panel)
Skilled technicians User checks completed each day
Mostly Class I
Loose equipment moved around a lot
Daily
Unskilled staff Given user-check training annually
Varies
Mostly static (apart from laptops, all Class II FE)
Daily
Unskilled staff Given user-check training annually
Class I Static Daily
All staff depending on area All staff familiar with user- checks
Generally, Class I Fixed Varies Workshop machine tools Offi ce equipment
Medium risk Equipment fi xed in position
Low risk Fixed desktop computers and printers
Kitchen equipment
Low risk Minimal equipment only a dishwasher, kettle, and microwave
Installed electrical accessories
Low risk throughout the building Equipment permanently wired and fi xed
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