General cleaning chemicals and hazardous products

Hazard

• • General cleaning chemicals and hazardous products

Who or what could be harmed?

• • Employees

How could harm occur?

• • Ingestion of toxic or harmful chemicals

  • Inhalation of dangerous fumes

  • Scalds and burns from harmful chemicals

  • Dermatitis

  • Manual handling injuries

Risk evaluation

• • Hazard B

  • Risk 3

Existing safety measures

• • Good storage practises, stored neatly away from consumable stock at all times

  • Staff trained in the safe use of chemicals on site

  • Particular care not to inhale Potato White

  • Safety data sheets available for chemicals on site

  • Written Cleaning Schedule with history stored in the Cloud

PPE required

• • Gloves to be worn if coming in to contact with chemicals which are sensitive to the skin

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

• • Weekly Cleaning Schedule

  • Quarterly H&S Checks / Storage section

  • Health & Safety File / Chemical safety data sheets

  • H&S Manual / Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

  • H&S Manual / PPE

Recommended new controls to further reduce risk

• • None

Created/refreshed

• • RB 13/02/2020

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 13/02/2020

  • RB 20/12/2021

  • LK 20/01/2024

  • RB 06/02/2025