HHSRS 08/06

Yes

Yes

No

No

Food Safety

Vulnerable age

Related hazards

16 (IDeA - 01)

August 2006

Persons of all ages

Multiple locations

Electrical Hazards/ Domestic hygiene etc

Secondary hazards

Falling on level surfaces etc

Kitchen floor

Work surface

DESCRIPTION OF HAZARDS

DWELLING: 1930, two storey, semi detached house

Background: The property is brick built with pitched slate roof. There is linoleum missing from several areas

of the floor exposing a damp and worn concrete surface, the base units are rotted and broken and in one or

two instances the doors to the base units are missing. The bottom area of glazing to the rear external door

has been broken and a piece of plywood has been crudely fixed within the door frame. The work surfaces are

loose, damaged and worn, and the shelves in the cupboard units are in a similar condition. The tiles to the

splash backs behind the work surface and sink are also loose and cracked and affected by mould growth.

There are one double and one single electric sockets.

LIST OF RELEVANT MATTERS

LIKELIHOOD & OUTCOMES

a

Food storage facilities

b

Impervious surfaces

c

Disrepair to storage facilities

d

Space for fridge and freezer

e

Power sockets

f

Sink provision

g

Drainer to sink

h

Kitchen worktops

i

Disrepair

j

Provision for cooking

k

Size of cooking facilities

l

Disrepair to cooking facilities

m

Space for cooking facilities

-

n

Kitchen floor

3

3

o

Walls and ceilings

1

2

p

Impervious finishes

2

3

q

Defective seal

-

-

r

Kitchen lighting

-

-

s

Ventilation

-

-

-

None

Key

3

2

1

-

-

2

3

-

-

-

A

B

-

-

Seriously defective

Defective

Not satisfactory

Satisfactory/NA

# Compounding matters

16 (IDeA - 01)

August 2006

HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SCORES

LIKELIHOOD

Low

High

1 in 32

Av: 1920-45 Non-HMOs: 4880

32

< 4200 2400 1300 750 420 240 130

75

42

24

13

7.5

4

2.5

1.5 >

Justification

The lack of adequate food storage facilities which could lead to food spoilage. The

food preparation surfaces (and other surfaces) are inadequate in size, and are not

capable of being readily cleansed and kept free from pathogenic organisms. As well

as the mould growth, the splashbacks are in disrepair and cannot be kept clean. The

condition of the floor also prevents ready and thorough cleansing of the floor. All

these factors increase substantially the likelihood of a food related illness over the

next twelve months.

OUTCOMES

%

Av: 1920-45 Non-HMOs: 0.0

Class I

0

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 2.0

Class II

2.2

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 22.0

Class III

21.5

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 76.0

Class IV

76.3

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Justification

There is nothing to justify changing the spread of harms from the national average.

Av. 1920-45 Non-HMOs: 2.0

RATING

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Score:

294

RATING SCORES AFTER IMPROVEMENT

IMPROVE

Likelihood to

1 in

5600

Outcomes to

0

2.2 21.5 76.3

%

Justification

The worn worktops should be replaced with ones of an impervious and readily cleansable

material. The rotted fitted units should be renewed with suitable units. The splashbacks

should be renewed with new tiles. The floor should be repaired and recovered with an

impermeable and readily cleansable material. These works would bring the property back

to national average.

Av: 2.0

NEW RATING

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Score:

2

Av: Nos

Average likelihood and health outcomes by persons of all ages ,1997-1999.