The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
The Risks
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Trips
• Worn or unfixed carpet edges, rugs or doormats
• Trailing wires, cables or leads
• Worn, damaged or uneven steps or stairs
• Poor lighting
• Missing or defective handrails
• Variations in the level of floors (for example, ramps)
• Restricted access including doorway widths
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Slips
• Smooth floor surfaces
• Cleaning activity making floors slippery (for example, wet mopping, use of polishes, etc.)
• Wet or contaminated floors from poor maintenance (for example, leaking roofs)
• Spillages of food or drink (particularly in kitchen areas)
• Walk-in contaminant from adverse weather (for example, mud, rainwater, etc.)
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Falls from height
• When changing lightbulbs
• When cleaning or decorating
• When putting up decorations or displays
• Inadequately guarded balconies or other areas at height
• Fragile ceiling material where work or access is required
• Trap doors in bell-ringing chambers
• Damaged ladders, stepladders or other access equipment
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Fire
• Accumulations of combustible waste
• Accumulations of flammable materials
• Blocked or obstructed exit routes
• Locked escape doors
• Portable heaters
• Votive candles
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Electricity:
• Faulty or damaged fixed wiring
• Faulty, damaged or unauthorised portable electrical equipment
• Faulty or damaged extension cables or adaptors
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Gas
• Defective or poorly maintained gas boilers or pipework
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Lifting Equipment
(for example, ropes, chains, pulleys and counterweights, etc.):
• For font covers, candelabras, or sanctuary lamps
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Work Equipment:
• Defective or poorly maintained power tools (for example, vacuum cleaners, floor polishers etc.)
• Defective or poorly maintained hand tools (for example, garden shears, hammers, etc.)
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Manual Handling (lifting or carrying):
• Bulky or unwieldy furniture
• Heavy audio visual or computer equipment
• General rubbish that may include breakages (for example, glass)
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Asbestos:
• In insulation, lagging or fire protection
• In wall and roof linings
• In organ blowers
• In motor housings
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Glazing:
• Non-safety glass in doors, partitions or floors
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
Hazardous Substances:
• Cleaning products (for example polish, drain cleaner, etc.)
• Other.
The Parish of St. Thomas, Werneth
We used the Methodology to consider the Risks and produce the Risk Assessment