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Title: Risk Assessment
Post by: Stephen Callinan on May 31, 2012, 03:57:32 pm
Hi
Got the ok today on a job i priced , client asked me for copies of insurance and risk assessment, ? anyone come across this yet,

steve
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Kinver_Clean on May 31, 2012, 04:10:05 pm
Nearly every time on commercial jobs.
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Steven Lawrence on May 31, 2012, 04:32:59 pm
insurance yeah! risk assessment? what is it ???
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Post by: derek west on May 31, 2012, 06:03:29 pm
never been asked for insurance or risk assessment. ever.
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: john sliman on May 31, 2012, 06:38:53 pm
steve this is what companies look for and if you were to get work from the local authority in your area they would look for risk assesment, method statement and safety data sheets relating to the chemicals you would use.
john
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Len Gribble on May 31, 2012, 07:06:41 pm
Never on domestics (one day will be asked) but always on commercial
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Post by: Billy Russell on May 31, 2012, 08:44:18 pm
Don't forget COSHH assesments as well!!!! Don't you just love it!!!!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Jamie Pearson on May 31, 2012, 09:23:39 pm
Environmental impact assessment too!
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: derek west on May 31, 2012, 10:03:59 pm
won't be long before theres an assessment assessment to make sure you've assessed all your assessments in an assessible fashion.
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Stephen Callinan on May 31, 2012, 10:36:14 pm
Thanks  guys for all the post , but still none the wiser,
where and how do i do this ,
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Steven Lawrence on June 01, 2012, 07:24:49 am
Thanks  guys for all the post , but still none the wiser,
where and how do i do this ,


Dont know! I will have to assess it first!... :-*
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Jamie Pearson on June 01, 2012, 08:22:44 am
http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm (http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm)
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: John Kelly on June 01, 2012, 08:30:07 am
Anyone working in a commercial environment should be carrying all the required documentation at all times, regardless whether you are asked for it or not. If something goes tits up you can bet you'll be asked for it then. And if you have caused an accident, even someone just slipping after walking off wet carpet, and you haven't done the relevant paperwork your liability insurer may not pay out.
This can put your personal assets at risk including your home.

Slips and falls are the most common no win, no fee claims. Someone damaging a vertabrae in there back or neck may be incapacitated for life.

Don't be complacent this poop is happening on a daily basis.
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Jamie Pearson on June 01, 2012, 08:53:41 am
In my experience of working on commercial sites they can appear at any time while your working and request to see all docs for everything you have on site, in van and people working.

Even at 4:00am they pull this kind of stunt. There is no better feeling than being able to present them with a big site specific binder of over 100 pages and letting them fill their boots.
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Stephen Callinan on June 01, 2012, 09:05:00 am
http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm (http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/fivesteps.htm)

many thanks
steve
Hygiene Carpet Cleaning Ltd
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Len Gribble on June 01, 2012, 09:11:28 pm
Was pulled today by the company HS officer on the pungent smell of Carefree Eturnum totally enclosed stairwell (two fire door per landing, no windows and no type of ventilation) now concerned with the Berlin effect (haven’t looked it to this side of claiming) will now!
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: jim mca on June 01, 2012, 09:22:44 pm
Steve

Dont forget your policy and procedures I see your are ltd do you have employees

Jim
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: Stephen Callinan on June 02, 2012, 01:23:03 pm
Steve

Dont forget your policy and procedures I see your are ltd do you have employees

Jim
No just me ,
I have found a full time health and saftey officer who is going to write up the Assessment for me on bonnet cleaning ,also the COSHH,

regards
steve
Title: Re: Risk Assessment
Post by: JandS on June 02, 2012, 03:56:06 pm
Risk assessment once, insurance never.
I do some work for local council, mainly nurseries, and
they have never asked for insurance or risk assessment.
I'm down on there books as the person to contact for any
carpet cleaning required in council owned premises.

John