Managing Risks Assignment with Hankinson Painting Group (GC01140)

Unit 1: LO 4

4.1 Identify risk within your place of work

I have been working at the Hankinson painting group as a painter and maintenance instructor. Hankinson has been maintaining iconic UK sites for more than 40 years, and our staff is among the most experienced and professional in their field. There is a common hazard in the painting industry and it is a chemical hazard.

A chemical hazard is a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace. Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause acute or long-term detrimental health effects. There are many types of hazardous chemicals, including neurotoxins, immune agents, dermatologic agents, carcinogens, reproductive toxins, systemic toxins, asthma gens, pneumoconiosis agents, and sensitizers. These hazards can cause physical and/or health risks. Depending on the chemical, the hazards involved may be varied, thus it is important to know and apply the PPE especially during the lab(Hankinson painting group, 2018).

As a painter, I have to work with chemicals and paints for my entire working period. Paint is a suspension of finely divided pigment particles in a liquid composed of a binder (resin), a volatile solvent or water, and additives that impart special characteristics. The volatile components evaporate from the drying film after application, while the binder holds the pigment in the dry film, causing it to adhere to the substrate. Some high-quality, hard gloss paints are referred to as enamels. The basic components of paints vary widely in terms of chemical composition, depending on the color, durability, and other required properties of the paint.

In the UK it is thought that <4 million people remain in manufacturing industries and, of these, probably half can be considered to be in supportive or administrative roles. On the other hand, many people in occupations (such as the entertainment and recreational industries and domestic cleaning) that are not usually perceived to be associated with health risks are now routinely exposed to chemicals in the course of their work. This changing pattern of work has led to a swing of the pendulum in favor of other occupational health priorities such as stress at work, trips and falls, and musculoskeletal problems, all of which in themselves are important and demand attention both from regulators and occupational health and safety professionals.

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4.2 Identify the source of the risk

There are many sources in the Hankinson painting group from which chemical hazards can arise. These are given below:

According to Paoli (2016), in order to cause health problems, chemicals must enter the body. There are three main “routes of exposure,” or ways a chemical can get into the body.

• Breathing (inhalation):

Breathing in chemical gases, mists, or dust that are in the air.

• Skin or eye contact:

Getting chemicals on the skin, or in the eyes. They can damage the skin, or be absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream.

• Swallowing (ingestion):

This can happen when chemicals have spilled or settled onto food, beverages, cigarettes, beards, or hands. Once chemicals have entered the body, some can move into the bloodstream and reach internal “target” organs, such as the lungs, liver, kidneys, or nervous system…………

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