Are you a nightclub manager?
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 safety regulations?
 
Our Health and Safety Risk Assessment is designed to meet your needs with:
→ A professional risk assessment totally specific to nightclubs.
→ Risk prevention proposals dedicated to nightclubs.
→ 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 41 occupational risk situations classified into 7 work units:
Barman / Barmaid
Waiter / Waitress
Security and order service
Cleaning of premises
Goods receiving
Working environment
Work areas
 
☑ 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 hazard of noise exposure: Working in a nightclub involves constant exposure to high noise levels. First of all, the continuous playing of music generates a relatively high level of constant noise. Added to this are the conversations of nightclub patrons, which add to the background noise. Finally, the noise of machines (e.g. coffee percolators) and tools (e.g. shakers) used at the counter add a further nuisance. Employees working in the nightclub are exposed to high noise levels every time they go on shift. Noise levels will vary only slightly from one evening to the next, as the main source of noise emissions from the nightclub remains the playing of music. The number of people present in the nightclub will certainly influence noise levels, notably through chatter, machines and tools used to serve orders, but only to a small extent. In the short term, exposure to noise generates auditory fatigue, which can lead to tiredness, stress, irritability and lack of attention, thus increasing the risk of injury. Over the long term, the damage becomes irreversible: progressive occupational deafness, of which most people are unaware. This deafness is accompanied by numerous side effects: tinnitus, whistling, buzzing, vertigo and migraines.
 
Cutting hazards associated with the use of sharp tools by bartenders: During their shifts, nightclub bartenders may need to use sharp tools, such as knives, scissors, etc. These tools may be used to open food packaging, to cut ingredients (e.g. fruit used in cocktails) or to slice ingredients (e.g. lemon slices for certain drinks). These tools can be used to open food packaging, to cut ingredients (e.g. fruit used in cocktails) or to slice ingredients (e.g. lemon slices for certain drinks), and can cause more or less serious cuts in the event of accidents. For nightclub bartenders, the risk of cuts from these sharp tools will be present on a daily basis, particularly during the ingredient preparation stage (especially fruit for cocktails). The risk of cuts will also be present after the use of these cutting tools, when nightclub bartenders have to clean and put them away. Cutting tools used at the counter can cause superficial wounds, or deep wounds with damage to tendons and/or muscles. These wounds can be accompanied by significant haemorrhaging if a vein or aorta has been affected. What's more, any wound is likely to become infected if not disinfected quickly. Sometimes the damage can be much more serious, with severed limbs.
 
The hazard of cuts when picking up broken crockery from waiters and waitresses: Because nightclub waiters frequently have to handle glasses, cups, saucers and potentially other types of crockery during their shifts, they are exposed to the risk of cuts. While handling all these dishes in good condition is not a risk, things are quite different when nightclub customers break things, and you have to pick up the various pieces of glass or ceramic spilled on the floor. The more broken dishes that occur during service, the greater the likelihood of injury to the nightclub waiter. If the waiter rushes to pick up the debris by hand, without taking the time to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (cut-resistant gloves with EN388 marking), the risk of injury is greatly increased (it's better to use a dustpan and broom, rather than your hands).
 
 
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 
_ "Noise and the Nightclub Worker" by Oakwood Solicitors.
_ "Bartender Injuries" by Difford's Guide.