Risk Assessment · Commercial Cleaners
Risk Assessment for Commercial Cleaners
A standalone risk assessment following HSE's 5 steps: who might be harmed and how, and the controls that make the work safe. Below: what a commercial cleaner's Risk Assessment must contain, why they get rejected, and the hazards it has to cover, or generate one for your exact job in a couple of minutes.
What a compliant Risk Assessment must contain
- Hazards specific to the actual task, site and materials
- Who might be harmed and how, for each hazard
- The controls already in place PLUS any further action needed
- A before/after risk score and a review date
Why a commercial cleaner's Risk Assessment gets rejected
- Copied from a generic example (HSE: 'would not satisfy the law')
- Controls that don't match what the business actually does
- No record of who does the further actions, or by when
- An auto-fail hazard (confined space, asbestos, live electrical) wrongly marked 'N/A'
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Check yours freeCommercial Cleaners hazards it must cover
Typical commercial cleaner work, meaning Clean and maintain commercial premises including offices, retail units, industrial facilities and communal areas using mechanical equipment and chemical cleaning products, brings hazards a Risk Assessment has to address:
- Hazardous cleaning chemicals including biocides, solvents and corrosives
- Musculoskeletal injury from repetitive mopping, vacuuming and manual handling
- Slips on wet floors during and after mopping
- Bloodborne pathogens and biological contamination when clearing sanitary or clinical waste
- Electrical hazards from operating floor scrubbers, polishers and pressure washers near water
- Asbestos in pre-2000 fabric disturbed during deep cleaning or maintenance cleaning of plant rooms
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Do commercial cleaners legally need a Risk Assessment?
A standalone risk assessment following HSE's 5 steps: who might be harmed and how, and the controls that make the work safe. For commercial cleaner work, meaning Clean and maintain commercial premises including offices, retail units, industrial facilities and communal areas using mechanical equipment and chemical cleaning products, it is the document a client, principal contractor or inspector expects to see, grounded in MHSWR 1999 reg 3 (HSE): the 5-step method (INDG163).
What makes a commercial cleaner's Risk Assessment fail?
The usual reasons: Copied from a generic example (HSE: 'would not satisfy the law'); Controls that don't match what the business actually does; No record of who does the further actions, or by when. RAMSReady generates one to the correct published form and avoids these.
How fast can I get a Risk Assessment?
A couple of minutes. Describe the job, and RAMSReady writes a Risk Assessment for your exact commercial cleaner job live against the correct standard, with a review date and a sign-off/records section.