Do you have a cabinetmaking business?
In search of a health and safety risk assessment tailored to your activity?
Do you need a pre-filled assessment to save you hours of work?
Want to be in compliance with safety regulations?
 
Our Health and Safety Risk Assessment is designed to meet your needs with:
→ A professional risk assessment totally specific to cabinetmakers.
→ A professional risk assessment specific to cabinetmaking.
→ Risk prevention proposals dedicated to the cabinetmaker's trade.
→ The integration of risks linked to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
 
All this in an easily editable Excel format, allowing you to make personalized updates on your own.
 
FEATURES OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
This 5-page Excel file includes:
A Cover Page
A Company Information page
A presentation of the Risk Assessment Methodology used.
An occupational risks assessment tailored to your sector of activity.
A risk prevention schedule with all the different safety measures.

It contains 33 occupational risk situations classified into 4 work units:
At the workshop
Administrative
Use of vehicles
Working environment
 
☑ Complies with the employer's obligation to assess risks
(Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Adheres to the General Principles of Prevention
(Schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Takes into account good practice and pitfalls in risk assessment
(Report RR151 from the Health and Safety Executive)
 
EXCERPTS FROM THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
The hazard associated with repetitive motion from manual tools: When woodworking with hand tools, cabinetmakers make numerous manual movements. In fact, all these tools (sanding blocks, chisels, mallets) require considerable to-and-fro movements. Mainly when working with hand tools. The risk is increased by the amount of time spent working with the various tools. Possible damage is Musculoskeletal Disorders of the upper limbs. Mainly affected are shoulders, elbows and wrists, whose main pathologies are simple short-term pain, but long-term tendonitis.
 
The danger of using hand tools: risk of injury: Cabinetmakers use a wide range of hand tools to work with wood. These tools can be sharp, cutting, crushing or filing, which represents a source of risk, mainly when working with wood, using chisels, mallets, sanding blocks, etc. Possible damage includes skin scratches, cuts that can become infected if not disinfected, open wounds that bleed badly and can become infected if not disinfected, and crushed limbs (mainly fingers).
 
Woodworking hazards: risk of cuts: Cabinetmakers use a wide range of woodworking machines. The use of these machines, whether fixed (e.g. sawbench) or portable (e.g. jigsaw), is a source of cuts. The risk of cuts is mainly present when these machines are in use. But it is also present during cleaning and maintenance. Possible damage includes cuts that can become infected if not disinfected, open wounds causing severe bleeding (vein / aorta), or even amputation of limbs. Woodworking machines must be fitted with protective covers so that operators cannot reach the machine's cutting zone. It is also recommended that operators wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
 
Chemical hazards: respiratory ailments: The chemicals used by cabinetmakers are more or less volatile. Some of these products, such as glues, varnishes and paints, can cause respiratory ailments. The risk is mainly present when using products such as white spirit, acetone, turpentine, toluene, xylene, pyrethrum, solvents, etc.). The risk is increased if these products are sprayed (e.g. with a spray gun) rather than applied by contact (e.g. with a brush). The VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) in these products are inhaled by people during use. They end up in the lungs, where they enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, particularly to the heart and brain. The result is irritation of the throat, respiratory organs (rhinitis, asthma), digestive disorders (nausea) and even heart and nervous system disorders.
 
 
A GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
_ We're registered as Professional Risk Prevention Consultants.
_ Our team comprises graduate safety engineers.
_ Our documents are routinely checked by safety inspectors.
_ We frequently update our Occupational Risk Assessments.
 
RESOURCES 
_ "Health and Safety in the furniture industry" by Furniture & Joinery Production.