MMAL Risk Assessment Reviewed Jan 2026.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1	Executive Summary
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3	Risks with an umitigated score greater than 6 (maximum score 25)
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5	Outside
6	Risk	Who might be harmed and how	Risk = Probability x Impact (1 = low to 5 = high) Max score 25	What we are already doing	What more we need to do to control this risk	Assessment of Risk After Mitigation	Action by (Who)	Action by (Date)
7	Slips and trips outside the shop and community room	Shop/community room uses and volunteers. Sloping entrance to the shop and community room may become slippery in cold or damp conditions	20 in snow and icy conditions	Grit salt spread as required and kept in stock	None	Amber	Shop and community room volunteers	Ongoing weather dependent
8	Injury due to falls	Volunteers and customers may be injured if they trip over objects or uneven floor surfaces, or slip on spillages or wet floors, or fall when shelving spare items.	8	Floor covering is anti-slip. No trailing leads or cables. Unpacked boxes to be sensibly placed and unpacked and disposed of as soon as possible. Any spillage/water to be mopped and dried as soon as possible. Step ladder provided to be used for shelving spare stock. Safety ladder provided for higher access, only to be used if a second person present.. The floor is cleaned when the shop is closed.	Volunteers to report any deterioration in flooring to MMAL committee	Green	Shop and community room volunteers	N/A
9	Strains or Sprains due to moving loads and stacking shelves	Volunteers. Lifting heavy or awkward loads. Putting goods on high shelves. Changing light bulbs. Cleaning shelves and tops of chillers/freezers.	8	Ask delivery people to place loads appropriately, unpack heavy boxes before moving or ring for assistance. Small stepladder provided for reaching higher shelves. Only light goods put on high shelves	Provide manual handling training to all volunteers.	Green	MMAL committee	Ongoing volunteer training
10	Community Room
11	Injury due to slips, trips or breakages	Volunteers or visitors could trip over objects on floor, slip after a spill, or suffer injury from broken fragments.	8	Floor to be kept clear of tripping hazards. Floor covering is anti-slip Spills and breakages are cleaned up prompty. Mat replaced if not in good condition.		Green	MCF Committee	Ongoing
12	Cellar
13	Falling down cellar stairs.	Volunteers could fall as the steps down to the cellar are especially dangerous as they are narrow, steep and uneven.	8	Only members of the Mgt Com, or others authorised by them, are permitted to access the cellar. There must be a second person on the ground floor whenever the cellar is accessed. Cellar door kept closed except when someone is in the cellar, or the store cupboard is being accessed. There is a barrier across the top of the cellar steps, which is kept closed. The area has good lighting. A sign states access by Authorised People Only. Handrail beside cellar steps.		Green	MMAL committee	Review Jan 2026
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