Risk Assessment

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

Recipe for a Risk Assessment

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

General Areas of Risk

 * 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)