Risk Assessment - Risk Control Form Page 12
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18Thermal Environment
Page Comments*
Describe any risk control
Control Options
options you have identified
(not exhaustive list)
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Low temperatures (for
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Automate or isolate processes
example, in cool rooms,
Alter the items used (p 70)
cold stores, or working
outside in cold weather)
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Insulate hot/cold items or tools
Alter the working environment (p 72)
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Wearing thick clothing that
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Redirect cold exhaust air
restricts movement while
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Improve ventilation and air circulation
working in cold conditions
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Provide shade
(e.g. gloves)
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Provide thermal screens/barriers
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Provide sheltered walkways/wind barriers
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Provide lighting suited to the task
Handling very cold or
frozen objects
Alter work organisation (p 74)
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Avoid working in the cold
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Provide warm clothing
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Avoid working in the heat
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High air temperatures
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Provide a supply of drinking water
(for example, in foundries,
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Allow workers time to acclimatise
laundries, kitchens,
to cold and heat
manufacturing processes
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Provide rest breaks
which generate heat,
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Implement task rotation
or working outside in
hot weather)
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Provide information and training
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Radiant heat (for example,
from the sun, or from
processes such as smelting
or plastics extrusion)
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Describe what the person is doing – e.g. hand operation of drill 10 times per minute, performed 3 hrs per day, five days a week
What are the sources of risk? Describe any aspect of the design and layout of the workplace, the nature of the load handled, the nature of the item used, the working environment, the work practices or work organisation that may have caused you to tick a box.
NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FROM PERFORMING MANUAL TASKS AT WORK
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