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Hiya Guys!

It's assignment time again! (queue the broadway intro music)...

I have to produce a risk assessment for a fictitious florists. I have business training and can engage common sense, but I don't work in a florists so don't know about the daily hazards.

So I am asking, please can people suggest:

1. A Hazard
2. Who's at Risk
3. Precautions in place to reduce/prevent risk
4. Any further steps you would take

I am expecting a list including hazards such as bridezilla's, m-i-l, stressed valentine's staff, furious supermarket-compared florists etc...

Thanks in advance ladies, gentlemen and undecided.

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I remember doing this, I think I put things like water and leaves on the floor. Or maybe that was a health and safelty risk assignment? Good luck with the assignment. Sorry if this is not much help!

Here's a few incl. in recent session at college:

Use leafshine in a well ventilated area
Don't store floral foam at high level - when taking down from a shelf the dust could get into eyes
Store scissors/wires appropriately
leaves/petals on floor - risk to customers (recent case of florist in Marylebone station, sued cos customer slipped)
Ensure any heavy boxes lifted correctly - risk of back injury
Switch off glue gun when not in use, allow to cool down before putting away

is that sort of thing you're looking for? Or something more complex??

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Agree with Blossom delivery boxes buckets water on floor leaves on floor hot glue guns electrical equipment etc hazrdous substances scissors knives doorway access kept clear staff meetings to update firedrill have an accident book

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Bleach, knives, scissors, traffic (for the drivers), hot glue gun, trip/slip hazards (wet floors, leaves etc), small children, traffic wardens.

I think the delivery risks were the only one I had to write a method statement on, the rest were minor hazards.

That's brilliant guys, thanks! Keep em coming, if you think of any more that is.

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wires from phones/computers.
step in/out of shop, if ppl don't notice it.

can't think of anything else.

My mouth is usually the biggest risk in the shop when someone annoys me.


Other than that something like


1. water on the floor
2. staff/customers
3. Mop up quickly, put a "wet floor" yellow sign around the hazard.
4. Try not to spill it again........lol

Irritant plant material.

spray paints/aerosols use and storage