Risk Assessment on manual handling and storage of timber in carpentry work shop

1. RISK ASSESSMENT
on
Manual Handling and Storing of
Timber in Carpentry Work Shop
Kapila Nawaratna
Leicester Collage UK

2. Contents
• Introduction
• Risk Assessment Procedure
• Conclusion
• Questions

3. Introduction
• Many of the injuries in the woodworking industry
are caused during manual handling activities.
There is potential for injury present during
handling of timber and board material, machining
assembly handling and storage of the finished
product in the carpentry work shop.
• The manual handling can be define as “any
transporting or supporting of a load (including the
lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or
moving ) by hand or bodily force".

4. Risk Assessment Procedure
• Identification the Hazards
• The People who may be at Risk
• Evaluate the risk and precautions to be
undertaken
• Record of findings and implementation
• Reviewing assessment and update if
necessary

5. Poor manual handling

8. Poor storing and risk working area

9. Identification of the Hazards
Possible hazardous in manual handling and
storage of timber
• Manual handling -Staff may suffer
musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain,
from handling heavy/bulky objects,
• Slips, trips and falls - Staff could suffer injuries
such as bruising or fractures if they trip over
objects or slip, eg on spillages and fall.
• Work at height - Falls from any height can cause
bruising and fractures.
• Vehicles - Staff may suffer serious possibly fatal
injuries if struck by a vehicle

10. • Exposure to wood dust - Staff risk lung
diseases, such as asthma from inhaling wood
dust. Hardwood dust causes cancer,
particularly of the nose.
• Machinery - Staff risk serious and possibly
fatal cut injuries following contact with moving
parts of machinery particularly saw blades.
• Noise - Staff and others may suffer temporary
or permanent hearing damage from exposure
to noise from woodworking machinery.
• Electrical - Staff could get electrical shocks or
burns from using faulty electrical equipment,
eg machinery,or a faulty installation. Electrical
faults can also lead to fires.

11. The People who may be at Risk
• Working Staff –
Carpenters, Painters, Helpers
• Supervisory staff –
Engineers, Supervisors
• Supportive staff –
Store Keepers, Drivers, Office Clerks
• Maintenance staff –
Electricians, Tool Repair Team
• Visitors –
Suppliers, Sales Reps, Students

12. Evaluate the Risk
Manual Handling Problems
• What are the causes?
– Poor workplace or job design.
– Most common examples of risky activities:
 Heavy or Awkward loads
 Difficulty in gripping
 Excessive use of force
 Repetition
 Twisting and other awkward postures

13. The main risk factors associated with
manual handling activities
• the task - strenuous pushing and pulling
• the load - excessive weight, unusual size,
awkward shape, instability, difficulty of grasp
• the work environment - constraints on
posture, poor floor surfaces, hot, cold or
humid conditions;
• individual capabilities - health problems, the
effects of protective equipment and clothing

14. What needs to be done:
• Avoid hazardous manual handling
• Assess any hazardous handling
operations that cannot be avoided.
• Reduce the risk of injury.

15. Assess the risks in deciding whether an
activity presents a risk
consider the followings
• Is excessive force required?
• there any complaints of aches and pains from workers?
• Check with safety committees and look at your records of sickness
absence.
• Is there any evidence of improvised changes to controls or equipment?
• Does the work require awkward postures such as stooping
or stretching?
• Is there enough space to move around?
• Are there any reports of accidents or injuries associated with manual
handling?
• Ask the employees which tasks are the most difficult task

16. Workplace Risk Analysis Form.
WORKPLACE RISK ANALYSIS FORM.
ACTIVITY:
LOCATION :
RISK ID N
No’s:
Rev No. DATE:
PAGE 1 of
ASSESSOR:
PARTICIPANT(S):
RISK CATEGORY REDUCE RISK BY: RESIDUAL
I.D. NO. HAZARD No’s
AFFECTED
(any 1 incident)
SEVERITY
1-5
L
I
K
E
L
Y
-
H
O
O
D
1
-
5
OVER-
ALL
VALUE
Eliminate Substitute Engineer Isolate RISK
VALUE
(1-25)
Control PPE CPE Procedures
Equipment Observe Monitor Instructions

17. Activity Hazard Who Is
At Risk
Level of
Risk
Control measures to be taken to reduce risk level to low
Severity (S) = 1-4 Likelihood (L) = 1-4
Risk = SxL
Controlled
Level of
Risk
S L RR S L RR

18. WHAT ARE THE HAZARDS WHICH MAY BE CAUSED
Who/what may
Be harmed?
(give specific groups of
people eg staff, visitors,
contractors, pupils,
residents, cleaners,
disabled etc. and estimate
numbers; include
significant property
damage)
What is done now?
(ie provision of training, corporate and local
standards complied with, existing codes of
safe working practice, protective equipment,
guarding, supervision, monitoring systems,
specific assessments under health and safety
regulations eg COSHH, DSE, noise, manual
handling, fire etc).
How bad is the
risk?
(It may help to use the
risk assessment
scoring system.
Evaluate the risk as
LOW, MEDIUM or
HIGH)
What needs to be done?
(What action should be taken or needs to be considered in order
that the risks identified are effectively controlled)
By when?
(What is the target
date for
completion?)
Slips/trips and falls? (ie wet/slippery/poorly maintained floors, poor
storage, trailing cables, work at heights).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Manual handling injuries? (ie handling stationery/equipment/other
people, excessive stretching/reaching; handling inconvenient
shapes/abrasiveness/sharpness).
1.
2.
3.
4.
Contact/Impact with objects, equipment and substances? (ie
being struck by falling/flying particles/objects, trapping fingers, use of
hand tools, substances causing burns/scalds).
1.
2.

19. Record of findings
• If there are more than five employees then you are
legally bound to record significant findings from the risk
assessment. This means you will need to write down
the more significant hazards and record the most
important conclusions.
The following need to be shown:
• A proper check was made;
• Those who might be affected were consulted;
• All the obvious significant hazards were dealt with and
an account was taken of the number of people who
could be involved;
• The precautions are reasonable and the remaining risk
is low.

20. Sample record form
ASSESSOR (Print name): RECORD NO
SIGNATURE: LOCATION / AREA
ASSESSMENT DATE: LAST ASSESSMENT DATE:
RISK ASSESSMENT RECORD
MANAGERS SIGNATURE: NEXT ASSESSMENT DATE:
SUBJECT FOR ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED HAZARD PEOPLE INVOLVED
TYPE OF POSSIBLE
INJURY/ILLNESS
EXISTING RISK-CONTROL
MEASURES
LIKELIHOOD
OF EVENT
SEVERITY
OF HARM
RISK
RATING
DEFICIENCIES & PROPOSED
REMEDIAL MEASURES
PRIORITY
Name the activity or project,
machine, equipment, etc.
List the significant hazards associated
with each subject (e.g., electricity, petrol,
fumes, noise, dust, etc.) refer to relevant
Analysis Sheets (i.e., COSHH, Noise)
List the groups(s) of people who might be
at risk
Give a brief statement for each hazard
(e.g., cut hand, eye damage, chronic
illness)
List for each hazard the control procedures,
equipment and devices currently used. e.g. safe
method of work, LEV, safety valve, the last specific
assessment or monitoring undertaken
Enter for each
hazard
H, M or L
Enter for each
hazard
H, M or L
Enter for each
hazard
1 to 9
Give brief statement of any observed
deficiency and of any required control
action(s). If not obvious, give brief reason
for recommendation(s) made.
Enter for each
hazard
1 to 5

21. Review the assessment
• check the risk assessment, especially if
there is a change in the working
procedures and review it.
– You will need to ensure that the assessment
takes into the account
• new hazards which may cause harm to the
health and safety of employees
• other people who may be affected by the
change in working conditions.

22. What is the hazard? What are the likely accidents resulting from
this hazards?
Is the risk low, medium,
high?
What can be done to prevent accidents?
(example)
Slippery surface
Injuries resulting from falls Medium
No running on poolside
Warning sign
Staff to wear footwear

23. Conclusion
• To overcome all hazards in the construction is
depended on level of common-sense of your
employees because of that you have to good
awareness of your employees.
• It is important to carry out a risk assessment
because if some one gets hurts and you haven’t
carried out they could possibly sue your for
loads of money.

24. QUESTIONS

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