HHSRS 5/06

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hot surfaces etc

Yes

Yes

No

No

Flames,

Vulnerable age

Related hazards

Persons aged under 5 years

Fire risk

Multiple locations

Secondary hazards

Second floor one bedroom flat in a

block constructed in 1934

DESCRIPTION OF HAZARDS

Dwelling:

Background: In the seven storey block there are 60 flats with a mixture of one and two bed self-

contained units. A kitchen in the one bed flats is 2.2m in length by 2m in width. A modernization

programme was undertaken by the landlords in 1985 which included replacement work surfaces,

the installation of electric hob unit with separate oven and the provision of additional power points

in the kitchen. The electric cooker point and an additional power point have been installed in the

location identified in the top left hand photograph, there is another single electrical socket at a

lower level.

LIST OF RELEVANT MATTERS

LIKELIHOOD & OUTCOMES

Secondary Hazards

# Compounding matters

-

None

-

A

B

-

-

a

Unprotected hot surfaces

3

c

b

Unguarded open flames

c

Hot water to bath

-

d

Hot water to sink

-

e

Thermostatic taps

-

f

Kitchen layout

2

g

Inadequate separation

-

h

Disrepair

-

i

Inadequate space

2

Outcomes

a

Burns associated with hot plates on hob

2

b

Poor location of electrical sockets

3

Key

3

Seriously defective

2

Defective

1

Not satisfactory

-

Satisfactory/NA

1

The potential for electrical cables to other

appliances burning on the hot plate

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HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SCORES

LIKELIHOOD

Low

High

1 in 32

Av 920-45 Non-HMO: 306

32

< 4200 2400 1300 750 420 240 130

75

42

24

13

7.5

4

2.5

1.5 >

Justification

A lack of adequate space within the kitchen contributes to an increased likelihood. To

access the cooker box socket and adjacent sockets, it is necessary to reach over the hob.

The location of sockets increases the likelihood of tipping hot pans of the hob when either

using the sockets or via cables to the equipment connected to the sockets. It is less likely

that clothing will catch fire reaching across electric hot plates compared to gas hobs and

the vulnerable age group of persons under 5 are less likely to reach across the hob.

OUTCOMES

%

Av 1920-45: 0.2

Class I

0.2

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 0.0

Class II

0.1

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 15.0

Class III

21.5

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 84.8

Class IV

78.2

< 0.05 0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Justification

Because of the location of the cooker hob and sockets and lack of space within the kitchen

the Class II harm is increased above the average as the pans could be knocked over onto

a child in the small kitchen leading to more severe scalds.

Av. 1920-45 Non-HMO: 24

RATING

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Score:

292

RATING SCORES AFTER IMPROVEMENT

IMPROVE

Likelihood to

1 in

320

Outcomes to

0.2

0.1 21.5 78.2

%

Justification

Re-siting the sockets to a more suitable location away from the hob would return the

likelihood to nearer the average although the size of the kitchen would remain the same

and the harm outcomes would remain the same.

Av: 24

NEW RATING

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Score:

29

Av Nos

Average likelihood and health outcomes by persons aged under 5 years,1997-99.