Risk Assessment

Making a Risk Assessment is not hard and makes training and rectifying problems easier.

Make many Risk assessments: break down your centre into ministry areas, office, residential, external projects, vehicles etc.
Walk around looking for items. Write them down as you go.
Ask others working/living in that area for input
Check for general areas of Risk
List the risks and action that should be taken
Record what has been done and when

Stairs - the most common area of injury people experience. Increased risk when stairs are being or just mopped
Trip hazards - corridors must be free of obstables and flooring that could cause someone to trip
Blocked emergency exits
Fire safety issues
Dangerous machinery (from ladders to nail-guns)
Kitchens
chemicals - cleaning chemicals
Vehicles
Health issues - infection, blood etc.
Dangers dealing with challenging behaviour in evangelism and outreach to challenging people (e.g. mercy ministries)