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Covid 19 Risk Assesment
Risk Assessment for: COVID 19 Pandemic |
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Setting the Scene: AW Champion Ltd are timber merchants that supply a broad range of essential materials primarily to the building/construction industry through their Branches located in Surrey and Kent. Operations include: Importing, Milling, Warehousing, Sales, Vehicle loading/unloading, Customer deliveries, Collected sales by customers from Branches, Buying, Accounts, HR, IT Support services, Marketing and Transport. This document aims to identify risks arising from the current COVID 19 pandemic and identify those at risk, controls in place and any further required actions. This assessment will also be supported with further branch specific documents if additional local controls are found to be necessary. As currently closed Branches are planned to re-open or there is further Government guidance this risk assessment will be updated as necessary. |
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Company name: |
AW Champion Ltd |
Date of initial assessment: |
14/04/2020 |
Assessment carried out by: |
Glen Murphy, Mark Stevens |
Last reviewed: |
12/02/2021 |
Assessment index number: |
RA/GE/AB/014 |
Branch: |
All branches and operations |
What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
Exposure to COVID 19 Virus. Potential transmission of virus adding to current pandemic. |
All Champion Timber staff whether office, mill, sales yard or delivery based. All visitors to branches, delivery drivers, customers, maintenance and cleaning contractors. Customers receiving deliveries to site or private addresses. All of the above may contract the virus through airborne bacterial spread or by touching a contaminated surface. The severity of the virus is variable and may result in minor flu-like symptoms but in some cases may be serious and fatal. Those with pre-existing health issues are at higher risk of developing serious outcomes and are considered within the following controls. |
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Low |
Directors |
Ongoing |
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Low |
HR Business Partner |
Ongoing |
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Low |
HR Business Partner |
Ongoing |
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Low to medium |
Operations Director |
Ongoing |
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Low to medium Low to medium |
Operations Director Operations Director |
Ongoing Ongoing |
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What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
As page 2 |
As page 2 + Cleaning contractors – Contact with contaminated surfaces during cleaning tasks |
Branch Cleaning |
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Low to medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low |
Operations Director / Managers |
Ongoing |
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Low |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
Branch Signage |
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Behind a Physical barrier at sales desks If operating machinery If driving alone |
Low |
Operations Director |
Ongoing |
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Operations Director |
12/06/2020 |
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What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
As page 2 |
As page 2 |
Branch Hygiene |
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Low |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low to medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low to medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low to medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Low |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
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Medium |
Supervisors |
Ongoing |
What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
As page 2 |
As page 2 |
Goods Inwards |
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Low |
Operations Director Branch Managers Branch Managers |
Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing |
What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
As page 2 |
As page 2 |
Goods Outwards |
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Low Medium |
Drivers Branch / Transport Manager Branch / Transport Manager |
Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing |
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Medium |
Drivers |
Ongoing |
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Medium |
Branch / Transport Manager |
Ongoing |
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Medium Medium Medium Medium |
Branch / Transport Manager Branch / Transport Manager Branch/Transport Manager Branch/Transport Manager |
Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing |
What are the hazards? |
Who might be harmed and how? |
What are you already doing? |
What further action do you need to take? |
Risk rating |
Who needs to carry out the action? |
When is the action needed by? |
Done |
As page 2 |
As page 2 |
Call and Pre-booked Customer Collections |
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Low to medium |
Operations Director / Sales Director |
Ongoing |
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General |
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Branch Managers to advise accordingly |
Low Low |
Operations Director / AMcD Branch Mgrs |
Ongoing Ongoing |
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Medium |
Operations Director |
Ongoing |
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Medium |
HR Business Partner |
Ongoing |
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Low |
HR Business Partner |
Ongoing |
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Medium High |
Operations Director Operations Director |
Prior to people returning to head office 26th February 2021 |
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