Air conditioning

Hazard

• • Air conditioning

Who or what could be harmed?

• • Employees

  • Customers

How could harm occur?

• • Disease from Legionella

Risk evaluation

• • Hazard A

  • Risk 3

Existing safety measures

• • System understood to use air-cooled refrigerant, which means the environment for the spread of bacteria is not present

PPE required

• • None

Relevant documents, records & notes. Relevant section(s) of H&S File

• • Job sheets stored in General filing/Flexe refrigeration

  • Flexe refrigeration is our preferred contractor

  • H&S Manual / Work Equipment

  • Quarterly H&S Checks / Machinery & equipment section

Recommended new controls to further reduce risk

• • Cleaning of front end filter added to Fridge/Freezer health check

Created/refreshed

• • RB 20/02/2020

Next review date

• • 06/02/2026

Reviewed

• • RB CB 03/11/2008

  • CB 01/09/2010

  • CB 01/08/2012

  • CB 29/09/2014

  • NR 11/08/2016

  • RB 17/01/2017

  • RB 16/04/2019

  • RB 20/02/2020

  • RB 20/12/2021

  • LK 19/01/2024

  • RB 06/02/2025