Even though everyone seems determined to raise their prices, increasing the cost of delivering the IOSH Managing Safely course, Lynwood are determined to keep the price down.

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If you have commitment to your ISO 9001 certification there is no reason why you shouldn’t gain certification, that would bring real benefits, in 6 or less months.

One of the things that many people find difficult is part 4, where you are required to identify 3 activity hazards. That’s unfortunate because if you get this part wrong you would lose the associated points in parts 5 & 6.

I have been told by many people that they have found my previous posts on this subject very helpful. Others have still had problems with this part 4 so I figured that perhaps an example wouldn’t go amiss.

What follows is an example of what would amount to the identification of an activity hazard, a risk assessment and risk control information. I haven’t included and risk estimation as this hasn’t often caused any real problems.

If you have read any of my previous posts on activity hazards and you have found them of little help I hope that this goes further to helping you to find your own solutions.

Good luck:

Description of the work activity

Inputting training data to a desktop PC using a keyboard and mouse. The task requires high level of concentration and software knowledge.

Description of the hazard

There is no means of ensuring that staff take frequent breaks from their workstations. Due to work time pressures employees frequently sit at their terminals for long periods, forgoing formal breaks.

People affected

2 x administrators

Work activity

Data input

Hazard, hazardous event and expected consequence

Inputting data for prolonged periods and without breaks could cause fatigue and strain leading to WRULDs, repetitive strain injuries and eye conditions such as dry eye.

Existing controls

There are formal breaks available at 10:30a.m., 12:30p.m. and 14:00p.m.

Further risk controls

Enforce the taking of formal breaks.

Install a centralised printer and initiate a system of work requiring operators to check for print jobs at least once every half hour.

Install monitoring software to identify whether these controls are working adequately.

Description of monitoring

Office manager to audit print job collection at random intervals – daily

Senior manager to interrogate monitoring software – monthly

There is loads more help in this blog space to help with your project or you could follow this link for more help with your IOSH Managing Safely project and assessment.

Is that it then? Is that all that I have to help with your end of course assessment? Of course not.

Here are some exercises to help you revise for your IOSH Managing Safely assessment. They really are worth a look.

There are lots of variables that will affect the timescale and certification costs for ISO 9001 including the complexity and size of your operation, your organisations financial commitment, the amount of work that you are able / willing to complete internally and so on.

There is one fixed cost solution, it’s normally cheap too, the non UKAS accredited certificate. If you elect to take this route I wish you good luck and I will say no more.

Otherwise the best route to ISO 9001 certification may be realised by either employing an ISO 9001 professional or find a good consultant. Some find it difficult to find the right people to turn to but the rules for buying consultancy services are the same as buying anything else; always speak to 3 or more providers, ask for proof of past successes and compare like with like.

Ultimately you will know if you have got your ISO 9001 certification right, there will be significant costs at the front end but you should soon start to realise savings and increased profitability that will outweigh these costs.

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With courses run over 4 day blocks and over 2 days per week over 2 consecutive weeks we have something for everyone. Check out our IOSH Managing Safely training for the best safety training for managers, for flexible training dates and for an amazingly competitive price to boot.

Activity hazards are presented through the ‘doing’ of an activity. One group of activity hazard common to most office spaces are those involved in DSE (or computer workstation) use. If you were to describe the hazard as being looking at the screen for prolonged periods this would be an activity hazard. Stay away from talking about glare or reflection, they would be equipment or location hazards. Similarly, sitting in one place for prolonged periods would be an activity hazard. If you talk about being in an uncomfortable position due to the nature of the chair, this would be an equipment hazard.

Here are some other activity hazards that you might encounter in an office environment:

1. dealing with members of the public exposing people to the potential for aggression and violence.
2. using software that they have not been trained to use leading to stress.
3. using a keyboard to input data over a prolonged period causing RSIs.
4. stooping to file in drawers under desks causing MSDs.
5. placing things in high cupboards using a step stool leading to falls. Do not talk about the nature of the stool, that would be an equipment hazard and don’t talk about what you might fall on, that would be a location hazard.
6. working under pressure, perhaps to tight time frames or working for a demanding boss, causing stress.
7. using a binding machine for prolonged periods without a break leading to RSIs.

There are many, many more but this should give you some ideas. Make sure that what you are describing is related to the doing, not the equipment, location or substance.

Good luck with your IOSH Managing Safely project

location hazards are those which are presented by the nature of the location e.g. your office space may be too warm leading to people feeling lethargic or even faint, it may be too bright causing headaches or eye strain or it may be poorly ventilated.

There are lots of other aspects of a location that could cause hazards such as the condition of the floor, people working in front of windows exposing them to direct sunlight or draughts, dusty environments or work areas that are too small for the tasks undertaken in them.

remember to be descriptive when identifying the location hazards. These hazards are not carried forward into parts 5 and 6. If the assessor cannot identify what you are considering it may mean that you get no points.

Good luck

Description of the hazard
There is a constant demand for stationary in the office. consequently those involved in delivering the stationary are back and forth all day, repetitively. The way in which the stationary is stored also raises the need for twisting and stooping.

Work Activity
Manual Handling of stores

Hazard, Hazardous event and expected consequence
Manual handling of stationary, including repetition, twisting and stooping, which could cause fatigue leading to muscular skeletal disorders.

Further risk controls
Rotate the task so that no one person is involved in the delivery of stationary more than twice in any one day.

This would reduce the likelihood of fatigue and the resultant MSDs.

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