BTEC Level 1 / Level 2 First in Construction and the Built Environment

Risk Assessment – Unit 5 Exploring Carpentry and Joinery Principles and Techniques
Name: Alfie brace BTEC Registration Number:
Centre: Plymstock School Date of assessment:
Hazard Risk People at Risk Control Measures
Machinery Belt sander can sand of the tip of
fingers and could damage Everyone who is nearby If the teachers checked if the
machines work then it would be
medium fine

Saw dust
Could lose sight as it could get in The person who got dust in the If the person cleans up after
your eye and scratch your eye ball eyes or even fall over cutting no one would be injured

low

Could cut yourself or even worse The person who got cut and other If everyone keeps everything in
Pointy edges
trip and fall on it and that could around the correct place no one will be
impale yourself injured
Low

Could slip and that could a major Everyone going by could slip If people were not clumsy and
Slips or trips
Risk made sure everything was where
it should be
medium

Staff, students may suffer from Everyone , if the noise is loud Headphones
temporary or permanent hearing enough everyone in the room will Consider certain machines could
noise
damage from exposure to noise be effected be safely mounted

Medium risk

The risk about being in a Yourself and the people in the

Other people
 workshop can be very dangerous
Loads of people working with
sharp objects uncoordinated
High risk
Falling from injury may cause
Work at height
bruising even death possibly
Low risk
Fire risk Objects spontainiasly combusting
High risk
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Signed (Assessor/supervisor) ……………………………………………… Date ……………………………….
room
People on a ladder, for example,
may fall and be severely injured
Every one in the room
Make sure everyone is trained.
Make sure everyone is sensible.
Every one is at there assigned
desk and not wondering about like
a NPC
Strong working ladder
Trampoline at the bottom of high
platform to catch you if you fall
Fire exits
Fire protocol
Fire exstiquishers
Fire alarms
Insert additional rows for hazards and risks as
required.