Ash and Dan will be working on a project called "Best of British" located at York College. They identified potential hazards including fatigue from overworking, claustrophobia in confined spaces, eye strain from computer screens, and cuts from knives during food preparation. To mitigate these risks, they will take 5 minute breaks every hour, only work in appropriately sized classrooms, take regular breaks from screens, and handle knives safely. They will also need to consider health and safety legislation regarding display screen equipment, suitable working conditions when cooking, and having first aid supplies available.

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Risk Assessment
Name Ash and Dan
Project Best of British
Location York College
Hazard Person(s) / Equipment at Risk Control Taken
Risk
Both of us may be fatigued Both of us will take a 5
due to overworking minute break once an hour
Fatigue ourselves combined with a to make ensure we do not
lack of rest damage our eyes
One of us may suffer from We will make sure we only
claustrophobia and may work in classrooms with
Confined spaces begin to panic after being appropriate space and air
in a confined space for a conditions.
large amount of time.
There may also be a poor
air flow.
Ash wears/uses contact We believe the risk control
Eye strain lenses due to eye strains. taken for Fatigue, to take a
It is bad for him to stare at 5 minute break once an
computer screens for long hour, should solve this
periods of time. problem too.
While cooking food to We will make sure that all
Working with food model for the recipe cards, the food is safe before we
we will have to make sure cook it, and we will
if we were to try the food, specific, strict guidelines
that the food was cooked when following a recipe.
properly to prevent illness.

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Weapons We will be using knives We will control knives with
during food preparation care, use a chopping
and we will be risking board, and handle knives
serious cuts to our and in a correct and safe
skin. manner when walking with
them in hand i.e. down at
the hip
What Health and Safety legislation might you need to consider in this project?
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
This regulation would suggest that when we are working on our recipe card we take a break after
every 90 minutes for at least 10 minutes. This will be very important as we will be working from our
display screens for a long period of time during our pre-production process.
Under domestic law (the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974)
This regulation would make sure we were working under suitable conditions in the kitchen. We would
have a well-ventilated room and make sure we have a working extractor fan when preparing our food
for the recipe cards. If this was not available we could open a door or window.
The Health and Safety (First-aid) Regulations 1981
Following his health and safety guideline will ensure that we have a first-aid kit near to our work
station. This first-aid kit will provide protection towards cuts that may have occurred during food
preparation when using knives.
Also in the first-aid kit will be a pocket mask. This will safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac
arrest or respiratory arrest. One of these could have occurred due to a lack of ventilation.