Risk Assessment · Window Cleaners
Risk Assessment for Window 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 window 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 window 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 freeWindow Cleaners hazards it must cover
Typical window cleaner work, meaning commercial and domestic window cleaning by water-fed pole, ladder, cradle and rope access, brings hazards a Risk Assessment has to address:
- falls from ladders and from height
- water-fed poles contacting overhead power lines
- slips on wet surfaces
- manual handling of poles and water systems
- working near the public and traffic
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Do window 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 window cleaner work, meaning commercial and domestic window cleaning by water-fed pole, ladder, cradle and rope access, 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 window 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 window cleaner job live against the correct standard, with a review date and a sign-off/records section.