A) Cooker position

Multiple locations

Secondary hazards

Yes

No

Yes

No

A) kitchen

A) Plan of kitchen

food

store

^ in

300 mm

600 mm

kitchen

DESCRIPTION OF HAZARD/S

Dwelling:

1930s, semi-detached house

A) Cooker position: The cooker is located between the kitchen sink and the door to a food cupboard

leaving only little over a 300 mm gap between the cooker and the open door to enter the cupboard and

retrieve food required for cooking. The kitchen floor surface comprises vinyl tiles.

LIST OF RELEVANT MATTERS

LIKELIHOOD

A

OUTCOMES

A

3

-

HHSRS VERSION 2

a

Surface/liquid temperature

b

Exposure

# Secondary hazards

None

Key

3

2

1

-

a

Unprotected hot surfaces

-

b

Unguarded open flames

2

c

Hot water to bath

-

d

Hot water to sink

-

e

Thermostatic taps

-

f

Kitchen layout

3

g

Inadequate separation

-

h

Disrepair

-

i

Inadequate space

3

A

-

Seriously defective

Defective

Not satisfactory

Satisfactory

HOT SURFACES ETC

Vulnerable age

Persons aged under 5 years

Related hazards

Fire risk

Likelihood to

1 in

180

Outcomes to

0

2.2 21.5 76.3

%

This hazard could be largely eliminated by resiting the door to the larder next to the living

room door. However, if possible, a better solution would be to resite the cooker in the

kitchen, such that that there is a worktop either side of the appliance. This would reduce

the likelihood and spread of outcomes for this hazard to near the average for the stock and

reduce the rating to Band G-.

Improved

IMPROVE

Justification

NEW RATING

Av: Nos

A

B C D E

F G-

H

I

J

Average likelihood, outcomes and HHSRS score for hazards from hot surfaces and materials

by persons aged under 5 years in 1920-45 houses, 1997-99.

Score:

52

HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SCORES

1920-45 House

1 in

56

LIKELIHOOD

Low

High

Average: 191

Example

56

< 4200 2400 1300 750 420 240 130

75

42

24

13

7.5

4

2.5

1.5 >

Justification

OUTCOMES

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class IV

Justification

RATING

Although the cooker is away from the main thorough fare between the kitchen and living

room, there is likely to be a need to enter the food cupboard to retrieve ingredients during

the process of cooking. Although the risk is generally apparent, the need to squeeze past

the cooker to get to the food cupboard is bound to increase significantly the risk of an

accident occurring. The lack of a worktop at either side of the cooker will also further

increase the likelihood slightly.

%

Average: 0.0

0.0

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 2.5

4.6

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 16.4

21.5

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 81.1

73.9

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

0.0

4.6

21.5

73.9

As a large proportion of all major burns and scalds occur in the kitchen, the spread of

health outcomes in this example will tend towards the average.

Average: 44

H

Example

A

B C D E- F

G

I

J

Score:

210

RATING SCORES AFTER IMPROVEMENT