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Risk assessment & METHOD STATEMENT

for

Precautions against Coronavirus – Covid19

Bennetts Tree Care Ltd

3 Newlands Cottages

Mole Road

Wokingham

RG41 5DL

Tel: 0118 907 0454

Mob: 07826 422707

Email: info@bennettstreecare.co.uk

Date of Issue

Comments

Ref No.

Authorised by

Revision

TBCxxxxxxxx

Issued to site

BTC/RAMS/001

Paul Bennett

Location: Various

Issue Number: 01

Compiled by: Paul Bennett

Company Position: Director

Date Compiled: TBCxxxxxxxx

Date Issued: TBCxxxxxxxx

Table of Contents.

Project Details
Scope of Works
Programme
Project Management
Access Arrangements
Sequence of Operations.
Health, Safety & Environmental Hazards Associated with The Works
COSHH
Storage Arrangements
Waste Management
Plant & Equipment
PPE
Mechanical & Manual Handling
Emergency Arrangements
Welfare
Training & Competence
Monitoring
Co-Operation with Other Contractors
Associated Documents
Risk Assessment
Briefing Log

Prior to starting any works, an onsite a dynamic assessment is to be carried out and any amendments needed are to be made to this written safe system of work

PROJECT DETAILS

Site based work

SCOPE OF WORKS (Virus Prevention Measures)

Virus Prevention measures on site

PROGRAMME

Start Date: Duration:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Supervisor –

Site Foreman –

Operatives -

ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS

Follow instructions as described during site induction, pay attention to maintaining social distancing, wearing of gloves, avoiding leaving site during working hours (contact with public), and preventing unauthorised access.

Parking on the public highway must comply with statutory regulations and be considerate to others.

SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS. (Virus Prevention Measures)

If You

Has a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell?
Is a vulnerable person (by virtue of their age, underlying health condition, clinical condition or are pregnant)?
Is living with someone in self-isolation or a vulnerable person.

Then You should not be on site.

If You

Develop a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell while at work
- Return home immediately.
- Avoid touching anything.
- Cough or sneeze into a tissue and put it in a bin, or if you do not have tissues, cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow.
- phone your supervisor to advise them

Hygiene

Wash you hands upon entering and leaving site to prevent spreading the virus inside and out
Wash hands regularly.
Clean regularly touched surfaces, such as canteen, toilet door / flush handles, kettles, microwave and pen of signing in book.
Don’t touch your face, (until hands have been cleaned).
Wear gloves on site.
Cough or sneeze into a tissue and put it in a bin, or if you do not have tissues, cough and sneeze into the crook of your elbow.
No Spitting
Do not share items of clothing, PPE, Cups, teaspoons etc.
See site posters displayed on site safety board, regarding Action, hand cleaning and NHS poster regarding trapping coughs & Sneezes

Keep your distance

Always stay 2 metres apart from one another, including breaktimes or one metre with risk mitigation where two metres is not viable.
If possible, work away from others, (be careful you can be seen, or others know where you are as we don’t want you to be injured and nobody knows).
If queuing or passing someone, allow 2 m space
Use stairs in preference to lifts and hoists.
If it is essential to work close to someone, keep it as brief as possible using risk mitigation which should include the following.
- Avoid skin to skin contact
- Consider wearing a mask, safety glasses and gloves.
- Minimise the frequency and time workers are within two metres of each other
- Minimise the number of workers involved in these tasks
- Workers should work side by side, or facing away from each other, rather than face to face
- Regularly clean common touchpoints, doors, buttons, handles, vehicle cabs, tools, equipment etc.
- Increase ventilation in enclosed spaces
- Workers should wash their hands before and after using any equipment

Stop Unnecessary Journeys

Bring your own food to site, don’t leave site to use shops or takeaways.
Ensure you have all the materials & equipment needed to do your work.

Above all follow all government advice especially regarding hygiene and travel, only attend this site if you feel comfortable doing so.

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORKS

List of hazards associated with works.

Hazard

Coronavirus (Covid-19) contracting and or passing virus to others.

Risk Assessments

Covid-19

RA attached

Yes

Additional control measures

Risk assessments to be checked at site inspections and updated as necessary.

COSHH

Details of any hazardous materials to be used or encountered:

Material

Hand soap
Hand sanitisers
Trade wipes
Domestic Bleach & Disinfectants

Coshh attached.

Additional control measures.

Coshh register to be checked at site inspections and updated as necessary.

STORAGE ARRANGEMENTS

Materials will be delivered to site in operatives’ vans as needed to minimise storage.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

All waste such as used tissues and hand wipes etc to be bagged prior to disposal by licensed contractor.

Waste Transfer Notes will be obtained when waste is transferred to another person and retained for 2 years.

PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Cleaning Items

Soap

Disinfectant / bleach

Paper hand towels / hand drier

Safety boots.

In addition to task specific PPE

High Visibility Jackets (To identify contractors)

Gloves

If working alongside someone within 2m personal space, especially indoors

Safety Glasses (to prevent droplets entering eyes)

Masks (FFP20 with P3 filters)

MECHANICAL & MANUAL HANDLING

Job specific

EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS

Anyone who starts to display Coronavirus symptoms is to leave site and immediately phone the site manager to advise of their condition.

For Normal site operations

Operatives to be made aware of site emergency arrangements at site induction.

The nearest A&E Department is located at:

As described in site induction.

WELFARE

Welfare facilities will be as described within site induction, maintain 2 m personal space, try to stay apart and use own vehicle or as weather permits stay outdoors.

TRAINING & COMPETENCE

All site staff will be suitably competent and experienced.

All site staff will attend any site safety induction.

All site staff will attend an induction briefing on this Method Statement and associated Risk and COSHH Assessments.

MONITORING

The site supervisor will ensure that operatives receive a daily task briefing and will monitor compliance.

CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER CONTRACTORS

Site management will inform the client of identified or potential adverse interface with other works.

ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

Risk Assessments; Covid-19

RISK ASSESSMENT

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment Ref.

Coronavius - Covid-19

Contract Location: Various

Issue date: TBCxxxxxxxx

General Activities / Scope of Work:

What are the hazards:

Who might be harmed?

How

Risk Rating

Precautions already in place

Residual Risk Rating

Probability

Severity

Risk

Probability

Severity

Risk

Contracting Covid 19

Employees

Contractor

Members of the public

Vulnerable persons who can suffer fatal consequences from contracting the infection

Transmission from an infected person by:

Usually expelling bodily fluids, via sneezing or coughing.

Person to person contact, such as shaking hands with someone who has contamination on their hands.

Maintain good personal hygiene.
Trap coughs and sneezes, binning tissue and then washing hands.
Wash hands regularly, especially after contact with others or shared spaces.
Don’t touch own face or touch others.
Clean surfaces that may have been contaminated using viral killing methods.
Self-isolate if have new persistent cough, high temperature, or a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste or smell.
Where possible avoid persons with persistent cough or high temperature.
Where possible avoid large groups of people or close proximity, maintain a 2m space.
Where possible avoid contact with persons from vulnerable groups.

Contracting Covid 19 when travelling to and from site

Employees

Contractor

Members of the public

Vulnerable persons who can suffer fatal consequences from contracting the infection

Transmission from an infected person by:

Usually expelling bodily fluids, via sneezing or coughing.

Person to person contact, such as shaking hands with someone who has contamination on their hands.

Wherever possible workers should travel to site alone using their own transport
Avoid public transport wherever possible

If workers have no option but to share transport:

Journeys should be shared with the same individuals and with the minimum number of people at any one time
Good ventilation (i.e. keeping the windows open) and facing away from each other may help to reduce the risk of transmission
The vehicle should be cleaned regularly using gloves and standard cleaning products, with particular emphasis on handles and other areas where passengers may touch surfaces

Contracting Covid 19 Where construction and other outdoor work as “two metres or one metre with risk mitigation where two metres is not viable”.

Employees

Contractor

Members of the public

Vulnerable persons who can suffer fatal consequences from contracting the infection

Mitigations could include installing screens, making sure

Transmission from an infected person by:

Usually expelling bodily fluids, via sneezing or coughing.

Person to person contact, such as shaking hands with someone who has contamination on their hands.

Where social distancing of two metres is not possible, risk mitigation should include the following:

Avoid skin to skin contact
Wearing of a mask, safety glasses and gloves.
Minimise the frequency and time workers are within two metres of each other
Minimise the number of workers involved in these tasks
Workers should work side by side, or facing away from each other, rather than face to face
Lower the worker capacity of lifts and hoists to reduce congestion and contact at all times
Regularly clean common touchpoints, doors, buttons, handles, vehicle cabs, tools, equipment etc.
Increase ventilation in enclosed spaces
Workers should wash their hands before and after using any equipment

Contracting Covid 19

Employees

Contractor

Members of the public

Vulnerable persons who can suffer fatal consequences from contracting the infection

An employee showing symptoms of COVID-19 may pass the virus onto others they come into contact with

If a worker develops symptoms of Coronavirus (Covid-19), they should:

Ensure their manager or supervisor is informed
Return home immediately
Avoid touching anything
Cough or sneeze into a tissue and put it in a bin, or if they do not have tissues, cough and sneeze into the crook of their elbow.
They must then follow the guidance on self-isolation and take a test.
If your test comes back negative, you can return to work.
If your test comes back positive you must immediately contact your manager or supervisor and self-isolate.
If you get contacted by the relevant NHS Test and Trace service (including via the NHS APP) and told to self-isolate, you must do so and immediately contact your supervisor or manager.
If you have returned from a country that is not on the travel corridors list you are required to self-isolate for 14 days and must not return to work during this time.

PROBABILITY = Likely (5) - Probable (4) - Possible (3) - Remote (2) - Improbable (1)

SEVERITY = Catastrophic (5) - Major (4) - Reportable (3) - Serious (2) - Minor (1) RISK = PROBABILITY x SEVERITY

* Residual risk is the level of risk that remains after suitable and sufficient control measures are introduced.

Persons at Risk

Probability

Severity

8-25

Not Acceptable

P – Public

Likely (L) 5

E - Employee

Probable (Pr) 4

C – Contractor

Possible (Po) 3

1-6

Acceptable

V – Visitor

Remote (R) 2

Improbable (I) 1

BRIEFING LOG

SITE:

Job Number

Briefing delivered by:

NAME.

POSITION.

DATE

I confirm that I have attended a site induction and have received, understood and agree to comply with the contents of this risk assessment & method statement and its associated documents and have had the opportunity to make amendments if required.

I confirm that I do not have any symptoms associated with Covid-19 or have knowingly been exposed to the virus. also, I agree that I am aware of the risks posed by Covid-19 to myself and those I have contact with and that it is my choice I present myself for work. I also agree to inform the company if I display symptoms and I will immediately leave site to seek professional guidance.

NAME

COMPANY

DATE

SIGNATURE

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