Water supply

Hazard

• • Water supply

Who or what could be harmed?

• • Employees

  • Customers

How could harm occur?

• • Illness from drinking contaminated water

Risk evaluation

• • Hazard C

  • Risk 3

Existing safety measures

• • Ensure cold mains water is below 20 degrees

  • Ensure hot water is above 50 degrees

  • Boiler is inspected annually

  • All taps are routinely flushed

  • Backflow prevention devices on Garden Taps and Washing Machine inlet supply

  • Backflow prevention device on Rumber/Peeler

PPE required

• • None

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

• • Quarterly H&S Checks / Machinery & equipment section

  • Health & Safety File / Gas safe certificates

  • APH Plumbing & Heating is our preferred partner for the Boiler

  • H&S Manual / Work Equipment

  • Water Regulations Compliance visits (last visit 31/01/2025)

Recommended new controls to further reduce risk

• • Added remarks around Backflow prevention

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 22/01/2024

  • RB 06/02/2025