Workplace Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments in Leeds

Have you got your Safe System of Work in place for making a cup of tea in your Leeds office? Sounds ridiculous doesn't it but let's look at this from a health and safety perspective that every Leeds business must consider. We have to break down the procedure for making a cup of tea, whether you're in Leeds city centre or out in the Yorkshire countryside.

Firstly what method are you using to make the tea in your Leeds workplace? Are you using a kettle like most Yorkshire offices? A commercial water boiler common in Leeds factories? Are you boiling the water on a hob in your Leeds restaurant kitchen? The hazards you have here are electricity, fire, steam, all of which could affect your Leeds employees.

Once you have chosen the method now you have to boil the water in your Leeds premises. Boiling water is hot, very hot, so your Leeds staff are not going to want to come into direct contact with the water. This is where proper risk assessment becomes crucial for Leeds businesses.

You have poured the water and stirred the teabag to make a beautiful Yorkshire cup of tea. Did you use a metal spoon, that's a good heat conductor? If so you now have a hot spoon that will burn any Leeds employee on contact. Additionally the cup will more than likely be hot, posing another risk in your Leeds workplace.

Now you've assessed the risks in your Leeds office or facility you can implement control measures to prevent injury: PAT test the Kettle to ensure it is safe to use in Leeds workplaces. Do not look directly over the cup while pouring the water to avoid steam burns that could injure Leeds workers. Use a plastic spoon to remove the risk of heat transfer in your Leeds kitchen areas. Make sure you use the handle of the cup, no handle? Use a cup sleeve throughout your Leeds premises. Let the tea cool down to avoid burning your mouth, protecting Leeds staff from unnecessary injury.

• PAT test the Kettle to ensure it is safe to use
• Do not look directly over the cup while pouring the water to avoid steam burns
• Use a plastic spoon to remove the risk of heat transfer
• Make sure you use the handle of the cup, no handle? Use a cup sleeve
• Let the tea cool down to avoid burning your mouth

Ok so that might have been a bit extreme but this is no different to ensuring your Leeds workforce have a safe method to undertake the works and all hazards have been eliminated to remove the risk across Yorkshire businesses. Our Advisors will come to your Leeds workplace and help with creating high quality Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments tailored specifically for Leeds companies