PRESSURE HOMOGENISER RISK ASSESSMENT

RISK REF NO ...................................ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED PROCEDURE
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Pressure Homogeniser Operating Instructions
 

Personnel Involved: (Persons at Risk)

Lecturers / Technicians / Students
Title of Experiment / Procedure:

Aim:To physically reduce the size of liquid food components e.g. fat globules, to produce a thoroughly dispersed / mixed liquid. Typically used in the reduction in size of fat globules to produce highly efficient emulsification
Brief Description of Procedure:

Liquids to be emulsified are poured into the hopper from where they are gravity fed into the pressurising chamber. A cam driven push rod forces the liquid through a minute orifice requiring compressive pressures of up to 1000 psi. Treated liquid is collected in a container located below the outlet.

Hazards identified:

1 Electrical equipment

2 Manual handling operation (routine maintenance, cleaning etc)

 

Associated Risks: (level: low, med, high)

1 LOW : LEVEL 1: Training in safe working practice

2 LOW : LEVEL 1 : Training in safe working on Manual Handling Operations

 

Information sources:
Machine operating instructions

 

For CHEMICAL HAZARDS attach COSHH Assessment

Control Measures to be adopted:

Students trained in safe operation of equipment

Do not deviate from method shown in practical sheet


Is there a less hazardous method?No - Standard industrial process
If YES - what is it?

Required checks and their frequency,on the adequacy and maintenance of control measures during the course of the experiment:

Control measures to be observed at all times

Disposal procedures during and at the end of experiment:

Disposed as normal liqiud food waste - to drain
 
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

If any of the substances or procedures identified overleaf is likely to pose a special hazard in an emergency, then identify below the action to be taken

Spillage/uncontrolled release: .

Clean up spillages promptly to remove slip hazards
Fire:

Not expected with this process

If personnel are affected (fume, contamination, outdoor activity emergency etc) procedure to be adopted:

Not expected with this process

Name of Assessor:

Status of Assessor:

Date:

Signed:

Name of Supervisor: (for students only)

Date:

 

 

Signed:

Head of school, or Nominee:

Date:

 

Signed:

COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WILL ENSURE HAZARD ASSOCIATED RISKS ARE MINIMISED

Anyone other than the assessor involved in this procedure should sign the statement below

I have read the document and understand it:

Signed...................................................................

Date........................................................................