Are you in charge of an electrician's business?
In search of a health and safety risk assessment tailored to your activity?
Do you need a pre-filled assessment to save you hours of work?
Want to be in compliance with Health and Safety at Work Regulations?
 
Our health and safety risk assessment is designed to meet your needs with:
→ A professional risk assessment totally specific to electricians.
→ Risk prevention proposals dedicated to the electrician's trade.
→ Integration of risks linked to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
 
All this in an easily editable Excel format, allowing you to make personalized updates on your own.
 
FEATURES OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
This 5-page Excel file includes:
A Cover Page
A Company Information page
A presentation of the Risk Assessment Methodology used.
An occupational risks assessment tailored to your sector of activity.
A risk prevention schedule with all the different safety measures.

It contains 30 occupational risk situations classified into 5 work units:
Workshop / Site
Secretarial / Administrative
On the road
Customer contact
Working environment
 
☑ Complies with the employer's obligation to assess risks
(Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Adheres to the General Principles of Prevention
(Schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Takes into account good practice and pitfalls in risk assessment
(Report RR151 from the Health and Safety Executive)
 
EXCERPTS FROM THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
The danger of electric shock and electrocution: The profession of electrician involves significant exposure to electrical hazards. Whether diagnosing a fault on an existing electrical installation, installing an extension to an existing electrical network, or carrying out new work, incorrect electrical consignment or wiring can lead to electrification (causing various types of damage) or electrocution (resulting in death). The risks are present whenever electricians work on electrical installations. The likelihood of an accident is much greater when working on a live (non-reliable) electrical network, with a ground fault, or with a malfunctioning safety device (e.g. residual current circuit breaker out of order). Above 10mA, the electric current will cause tetany of the muscles. If the person has grasped the conductor with their hands, they will no longer be able to release it. From this point onwards, the person risks electrification, with various forms of damage (heart palpitation, burns, muscle numbness or pain, convulsions, coma) or even electrocution (death by cardiac arrest, or lack of oxygen to the body due to inability to breathe).
 
The danger of manual handling: Before working on an electrical installation, the electrician has to bring along his raw materials (e.g. cable reels, distribution boards, sockets and switches, etc.) and work tools (multimeter, screwdriver, drilling and screwing tools, insulated screwdrivers, etc.). Work is carried out in more or less accessible locations (e.g. upstairs, basement). Finally, once the work is finished, the tools have to be handled again and stored in the site vehicle. The risks associated with manual handling are present on all electrical work sites. Several criteria increase the risks: handling distance, ease of access (floor, first floor, etc.), the weight to be handled and the way loads are carried (good/bad posture, use of wheeled or wrist-only tool bags). Manual handling is responsible for short-term back pain and long-term musculoskeletal disorders in the upper limbs: shoulder tendinopathy, elbow epicondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist.
 
The danger of falling from heights: The profession of electrician regularly involves working at heights (e.g.: laying sheaths - pulling electrical wires through the false ceiling of a room, connecting a ceiling light pot, etc.). To carry out these tasks at height, electricians use a variety of working methods that are more or less dangerous, depending on the accessibility of the work area and the space available. The risk of falling from a height arises as soon as the electrician's feet are no longer on the ground, and he or she climbs onto a stepladder, ladder or platform of any kind.
 
 
A GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
_ We're registered as Professional Risk Prevention Consultants.
_ Our team comprises graduate safety engineers.
_ Our documents are routinely checked by safety inspectors.
_ We frequently update our Occupational Risk Assessments.
 
RESOURCES 
_ "Introduction to electrical safety" by Health and Safety Executive.