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Brown Brothers Distribution understands the significance of Health & Safety and has developed a risk assessment tool to help identify the risks within your bodyshop.
Health & Safety is a serious subject and not one that should be ignored. An important part of being Health and Safety compliant is identifying the risks before they happen. For this it is recommended that a risk assessment is used, to identify which operations, jobs, and tasks, etc require actions to be taken.
Risk assessment Tool
The Brown Brothers Distribution Risk Assessment Tool helps you focus on the risks that really matter in your workplace – the ones with the potential to cause real harm. Consider the spraybooth environment, short bursts of spray results in fine mist. This fine mist stays in the air for 2-3 minutes even though after the initial burst this is not visible to the naked eye. Therefore a risk is still there.
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A Risk Assessment helps you identify the potential for harm. In this case, it is the exposure to Isocyanates, meaning Personal Protective Equipment must be worn at all times in the spraybooth.
In many instances, straightforward measures can readily control risks, for example ensuring spillages are cleaned up promptly so people do not slip or cupboard drawers are kept closed to ensure people do not trip.
Each area in the bodyshop should complete a risk assessment to identify the operations, jobs and tasks that require protection and then define which type of protection is needed. Sometimes the risks are not always so obvious so the Brown Brothers Distribution Tool provides you with some typical activities that take place in the bodyshop that may require a Risk Assessment.