Are you the manager of a removal company?
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 removals companys.
→ A professional risk assessment dedicated to movers.
→ Risk prevention proposals dedicated to movers.
→ 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 22 occupational risk situations classified into 3 work units:
On site
In vehicle
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 danger of awkward postures: Movers regularly work in confined spaces, which requires them to adopt awkward postures. (twisting, shifting, lifting, crouching, kneeling, arms in the air, at arm's length, trunk bent forward). Movers are at risk all year round. It depends in particular on the accessibility of houses/apartments, the space available, etc. Awkward postures aggravate the risk of osteo-articular pathologies caused by manual handling (back, upper and lower limb, extremity and abdominal wall problems). To reduce risks, provide staff with the most practical equipment possible to avoid awkward postures.
 
The danger of manual handling: Movers are required to manually handle furniture and objects during removals. Movers are at risk all year round. The risk is increased by several factors: the weight transported and the handling distance. Back problems (lumbosciatica, cervicalgia, herniated discs), but also of the upper and lower limbs. (sprains, tendinitis, podalgia) or extremities (jammed fingers) or abdominal wall (inguinal hernia). The profession is affected by a high number of cases of professional incapacity due to osteoarticular problems.
 
Mechanical handling hazards: Movers may use lifting and unloading equipment (cranes, tailboards, furniture lifts, pallet trucks). The risk arises if unsuitable lifting equipment is chosen. Damage can be caused by the load falling or tipping over sideways. This can lead to haematomas, fractures and amputations. To reduce this risk, use technical aids adapted to the handling task in hand. Handling equipment must comply with current standards, be periodically inspected, and be adapted to the load to be lifted, the floor surface and the gradient.
 
The danger of pinching and crushing: Movers can suffer pinching and/or crushing of limbs when handling objects, furniture or lifting equipment. The risk is mainly present during manual handling, but also during mechanical handling with lifting equipment. Possible injuries include bruising, cuts, pinching and even crushing of limbs. To limit the risk of pinching and crushing, provide personnel with safety shoes and thick leather handling gloves.
 
 
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 
_ "House Removals Health and Safety" by Richardon moving and storage.