Risk Assessment for Care Workers
FILL FORM
Risk Assessment for Care Workers
Care Worker Details
Name
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Gender
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Male
Female
Site
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Spring Valley Centre
Hilton
Discovery Harbour
Sunridge Place
Normanna
Dania
Finnish Manor
Cartier House
Eden Care Centre
Andover Terrace
West Shore Laylum
Lynn Valley Care Centre
How long have you worked in this position
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Standard Risk Assessment
Are there risks of acute injuries? (back pain from lifting a client, shoulder pain by trying to stop a client from falling, moving heavy objects such as furniture)
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Yes
No
Are there risks of acute injuries? (During bedcare)
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Yes
No
Is bed height appropriate?
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Yes
No
Can the bed rails be lowered easily and are they in good working condition?
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Yes
No
Are Water basins and supplies height and location appropriate?
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Yes
No
Are Client seated height appropriate? For Seated height for shave, mouth care, skin care.
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Yes
No
Are Seated height in tub appropriate?
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Yes
No
Are shower head height appropriate?
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Yes
No
When conducting resident’s personal care is there excessive reaching, bending or awkward posture to reach shower head?
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Yes
No
When conducting resident’s personal care is there excessive reaching, bending or awkward posture to reach shampoo, soap height?
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Yes
No
When conducting resident’s personal care is there excessive reaching, bending or awkward posture to reach toilet seat ,height and location?
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Yes
No
When conducting resident’s personal care is there excessive reaching, bending or awkward posture to reach water taps, height and location?
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Yes
No
Is there risk of using excessive force when moving floor lift?
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Yes
No
Are there any small working spaces or obstacles, such as furniture, cans, clutter, or other obstacles around the bed that might prevent Care Workers from Using Mechanical Lift: Slings on Floor or Ceiling Lifts effectively?
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Yes
No
Is there risk of Risk of lifting, bending, or reaching excessively when positioning client in sling?
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Yes
No
Is training required to safely assist clients in the activities of daily living?
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Yes
No
Are there risks of chronic injuries? (High repetition activities with excessive force, awkward posture)
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Yes
No
Is more than one person needed to assist with tasks like bathing, repositioning and transferring?
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Yes
No
Activities of Daily Living
General
Is training required to safely assist clients in the activities of daily living?
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Yes
No
Do the activities of daily living include: transferring or repositioning, dressing and bathing clients?
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Yes
No
Do the activities of transferring or repositioning the client involve manual handling, reaching, bending or twisting?
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Yes
No
Are there risks of acute injuries? (back pain from lifting a client, shoulder pain by trying to stop a client from falling, moving heavy objects such as furniture)
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Yes
No
Are there risks of acute injuries? (back pain from lifting a client, shoulder pain by trying to stop a client from falling, moving heavy objects such as furniture)
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Yes
No
Are there risks of acute injuries? (back pain from lifting a client, shoulder pain by trying to stop a client from falling, moving heavy objects such as furniture)
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Yes
No
Are there risks of chronic injuries? (High repetition activities with excessive force, awkward posture, static load or direct pressure on the tissues)
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Yes
No
Is more than one person needed to assist with tasks like bathing, repositioning and transferring?
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Yes
No
Transferring and repositioning
Does the client resist being moved?
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Yes
No
Does the carer need further information about adequate transferring and repositioning techniques?
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Yes
No
Does the activity of dressing the client involve reaching and client’s limbs (arm or leg) have to be supported for a long time or require the exertion of a high force?
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Yes
No
During dressing does one of the carer use excessive bending or the adoption of an awkward posture?
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Yes
No
Does the carer need further information about adequate dressing technique?
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Yes
No
Bathing
Does the carer need further information about adequate bathing technique?
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Yes
No
Assistive devices
When bathing a client does this require the adoption of an awkward or static posture, high forces or high contact stress (on knees from kneeling or upper chest from leaning against the bath)?
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Yes
No
Are assistive devices required to safely meet the demands of the activities of daily living?
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Yes
No
Is training required to work with assistive devices?
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Yes
No
The Physical Enviroment Outside the Home
Are the surfaces sometimes slippery, e.g. when wet, muddy or dusty?
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Yes
No
Does the ground have uneven areas, loose covering, holes, spills etc.?
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Yes
No
Are there thresholds or other changes of level on outside surfaces?
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Yes
No
Is the lighting of surfaces and access routes inadequate?
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Yes
No
Are animals present?
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Yes
No
Domestic Duties Support Services
Housekeeping activities can put the carer at high risk. Do the activities include: making beds, cleaning, doing laundry and cooking?
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Yes
No
Do the activities of bed making and tucking in sheets require bending over at the waist and reaching forward or gripping sheets and bed covers using a pinch grip (which increases the effort required)?
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Yes
No
Does the activity of cleaning the floors, the toilet or the bath involve bending over or kneeling?
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Yes
No
Does the activity of cleaning overhead require reaching overhead for a long time?
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Yes
No
Does scrubbing with force require bending or reaching?
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Yes
No
Do domestic activities require kneeling on hard surfaces which can put pressure on the knees?
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Yes
No
Does loading or unloading laundry from washers and dryers require repeated bending forward while twisting?
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Yes
No
Does lifting dry laundry require using a pinch grip (which can increase the forces of the small muscles in the hand and forearm)?
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Yes
No
Is lifting wet laundry part of the domestic duties?
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Yes
No
Does food preparation and cooking involve the use of blunt knives which can increase the force required to cut food?
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Yes
No
Is the work surface height appropriate for preparing and cooking food? (For example if it is too low it can require bending over and putting stress on the back, whilst too high can require the use of awkward wrist and shoulder postures).
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Yes
No
Are cleaning products used in the client’s home as they can put the carer at risk of exposure to chemicals?
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Yes
No
The Patient's Health Condition (Infectious Conditions)
Blood-borne diseases
Does the client have a wound, active bleeding or wound drainage?
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Yes
No
Does the client require assistance with bowel or bladder elimination?
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Yes
No
Can infected blood or body fluids come into contact with the tissue lining of the carer’s eyes, nose, or mouth?
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Yes
No
Can infected blood or body fluids come into contact with a cut in the skin?
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Yes
No
Can the care worker be accidentally pricked with a needle or a sharp (lancet, for example) that is contaminated with infected blood?
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Yes
No
Can the carer prevent exposure to blood-borne diseases?
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Yes
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Does the carer know what to do in the case of unprotected contact with potentially infected blood or body fluids?
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Yes
No
Airborne diseases
Does the client have an airborne disease (e.g. flu, tuberculosis, measles, chicken pox or influenza)?
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Yes
No
Could the care worker touch a person or object (e.g., table, doorknob, or telephone) contaminated with the disease, and then touch their own eyes, nose, or mouth?
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Yes
No
Could the care worker breathe in the very small airborne drops of saliva or mucus produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks very close to them?
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Yes
No
Does the carer know what to do to prevent exposure to airborne diseases?
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Yes
No
Contact diseases
Does the client have an infectious disease that can be spread by contact (e.g. herpes, MRSA, scabies, rubella, mumps or ringworm)?
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Yes
No
Could the care worker touch a person or object (e.g. table, doorknob, telephone) contaminated with the disease, and then touch their own eyes, nose, or mouth?
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Yes
No
Does the carer know what to do to prevent exposure to contact diseases?
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Yes
No
Psychosocial Issues
Does the resident demonstrate or have a history of behaviour, such as verbal attacks, threats of physical attack or actual physical attacks?
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Yes
No
Does the resident have a mental illness? (e.g. a mental health diagnosis, depression, paranoia, confusion, agitation?)
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Yes
No
Are there any recognised events or conditions that bring about violent or aggressive behaviour in the resident?
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Yes
No
Are there significant changes in the resident’s mood?
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Yes
No
Does the carer have difficulty in communicating with the resident?
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Yes
No
Family members and visitors
Do family members and/or visitors have a history of violent behaviour?
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Yes
No
Do family members often become argumentative?
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Yes
No
Are there any unexpected resident visitors?
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Yes
No
Does the carer feel a lack of consideration from the family members?
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Yes
No
Time pressure
Does the carer feel that the time available is not enough to assist the resident?
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Yes
No
Emergencies
Does an emergency action plan exist for the client’s home?
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Yes
No
Does the carer have contact phone numbers in the case of an emergency?
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Yes
No
Does the carer know the fastest evacuation route in the case of an emergency?
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Yes
No
Information and training
Does the carer know about the hazards they are exposed to?
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Yes
No
Does the carer know how they may be affected by the hazards they are exposed to?
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Yes
No
Did the carer receive appropriate instructions regarding health and safety risks?
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Yes
No
Did the carer receive adequate safety and health training?
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Yes
No
Health Surveillance
Did the carer receive health surveillance appropriate to the health and safety risks they incur at work?
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Yes
No