School/Professional Support Area: Location: (Site/ Building/ Room) Assessment Date: Review Date: Assessors Name: Job Title: Task: Risk assessment for the activities associated with work in a studio environment. What are the hazards? (See list of sample hazards) Who might be harmed? (e.g. Staff, students, visitors) What are the risks Are the following control measures in place to eliminate or reduce the risks? Yes/ No Corrective actions required Risk Evaluation Risk Rating Severity (1 – 5) (1 – 5) Overall risk (S x L) Low, Medium or High TRIP HAZARDS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS Staff, students and others using the studio(s). Furniture and other items arranged that results in obstructed walkways or restricted working space. Trailing cables across walkways. Unnecessary delay in evacuation from the room as a result of obstructions on means of escape. Awareness amongst individuals, particularly those supervising activities within the studio(s) of good housekeeping practices. Sufficient storage space, particularly for items when not in use. Routine housekeeping checks, including condition of floor coverings. Where possible trailing cables arranged to not run across walkways. If unavoidable, cable matting to be used. Any damaged floor coverings reported and made safe/repaired. EXCEEDING ROOM CAPACITY Staff, students and others using the studio(s). Delay in safe evacuation from the studio(s). Insufficient to undertake activities and to use the studio(s) safely. Capacity of studio(s) established prior to timetabling and adhered to. Any potential change of use or desired increase in occupancy checked prior to proceeding.
DISPLAY* SCREEN EQUIPMENT Anyone using the DSE within the room(s). Health risks associated with poor workstation set up, poor posture and periods of prolonged use of display screen equipment (DSE). Workstations provided within the studio(s) subject to the generic workstation assessment as part of the assessment process given by GSA’s specific DSE procedure. Information provided to individuals and made available within the room(s) on good workstation set up and posture, and breaking up periods of continuous use. MANUAL* HANDLING Those manual handling and in the immediate vicinity Musculoskeletal injuries through poor manual handling techniques, exceeding physical capabilities etc and other injuries through the dropping of loads etc Individual awareness of safe manual handling techniques. Generic manual handling assessments in place for typical activities undertaken within the room(s). Extensive manual handling activities, e.g. furniture moves, undertaken by appropriate staff/contractors LONE WORKING* AND WORKING OUTSIDE NORMAL WORKING HOURS Those lone working or working outside normal hours Those lone working or working outside normal hours unable to promptly summon emergency assistance in the event of serious injury, sudden illness. Unauthorised personnel able to access studio(s) or other areas of the building and potential impact on the personal safety of those lone working or working outside normal hours. Periods of lone working generally confined to normal working hours and when others in the vicinity. Lone working by students outside normal working hours prohibited. Lone working activities and activities being carried undertaken outside normal working hours subject to risk assessment, particularly those involving students. Means of summoning emergency assistance easily available (e.g. emergency telephone). GSA’s Out of Hours (OoH) and Lone Working procedure adhered to, especially individual awareness of
FIRE Anyone within the specific building Combustible materials in contact with sources of ignition. Potential use of dangerous substances such as flammable liquids or gases, carrying out activities involving ignition sources or heat within the studio(s), e.g. as part of projects. Display materials adversely affecting means of escape from the studio(s) or causing obstruction to emergency equipment such as fire alarm call points or firefighting equipment, or emergency guidance way signage. Smoking is prohibited. Rubbish not allowed to over accumulate and is safely disposed of in suitable receptacles. Studio(s) covered by GSA’s fire risk assessment process, in particular for day-to-day for fire safety management of activities within the studio(s) and for information, instruction and training. Displayed work etc safe distance for heat sources such as light fittings and spot lights. Displayed work not located within 1metre of any exit point from the studio(s). Displayed materials not restricting or preventing access to emergency equipment or obstructing emergency guidance way signage. HAZARDOUS* SUBSTANCES Anyone within the room(s). Exposure to hazardous substances that are used as part of projects within the room(s), e.g. spray mount, spray paints The intended activities that will involve the use of hazardous substances are subject to specific risk assessment. Risk controls identified by the risk assessments in place and brought to the attention working within the studio(s). WORKING AT HEIGHT/ ITEMS STORED AT HEIGHT Those working at height and anyone below items at Falls whilst working at height to erect displayed material or access storage areas. Proper access equipment available, e.g. step ladders. Awareness of safe working at height techniques. Sufficient space around areas where