Introduction - Welcome what its about
Welcome to this 1st version of the Workplace Safety Management System (WSMS) which, for the first time, brings together all of the risk assessments, training materials and training records necessary for you to deliver an excellent service in a safe and compliant way.
We want everyone, our clients, customers and colleagues, to be safe and secure, when working or dining in the areas where Compass UK and Ireland operate a service. The process and guidance for doing so has been available for some time, but now, for the first time, it is contained within a single system which is easy to follow, up to date and simple to work from.
For additional Health and Safety Documentation i.e. operational forms please refer to the Safety A-Z
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Missing a Safety Task Card?
Please complete the additional safety task card request document and submit this for review.
Essential Risk Assessments & Forms
All Essential Risk Assessments must be completed, where applicable, in every Compass operating unit, be that a catering unit, healthcare setting or facilities management site. These include assessments that are specifically required by legislation or which have been created due to the nature of hazards and risks identified within our business operations. Within this section you will also find the associated Essential Forms.
ES00 Workplace Risk Assessment
ES01 Fire Risk Assessment
ES02 First Aid Needs Assessment
ES03 Floor Safety Risk Assessment
ES04 Manual Handling Activity Filter
ES04a Lifting and Carrying Risk Assessment
ES04b Pushing and Pulling Risk Assessment
ES05 COSHH Product Inventory
ES06 PPE Assessment
ES06a PPE Issue Form
ES07 Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Risk Assessment
ES08 Work Equipment Inspection
ES08a Work Equipment Inspection Register
ES09 Use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Risk Assessment (UPDATED September 2024)
ES09a Display Screen Equipment (DSE) User Assessment Form (NEW September 2024)
ES09b Display Screen Equipment (DSE) User Risk Assessment (NEW September 2024)
ES10 New Expectant Mothers Risk Assessment
ES11a Young Persons Risk Assessment 16-17
ES11b Young Persons Risk Assessment Under 16
ES12 Lone Working Risk Assessment
ES12a Lone Workers Workplace Checklist
ES13 Workplace Stress Risk Assessment
ES13a Stress Talking Toolkit
ES14 Gas Safety Risk Assessment
ES-MD Essential Service Risk Assessment Declaration of Completion and Review
Site Safety Information
The purpose of the Site Safety Information Pack is to ensure that the hazards and risks identified, and control measures in place, specific to your unit or business operation as detailed in your Essential Risk Assessments are:
- Brought to the attention of all individuals who may be affected by those hazards and risks.
- Gives specific information in relation to the control measures and safety arrangements in place which they must follow to ensure their own and others’ safety.
Site Safety Information Pack PDF
Site Safety Information Pack PowerPoint
Service Specific Risk Assessments & Task Cards
In addition to the Essential Risk Assessments, you must ensure that you have a Service Specific Risk Assessment in place for each specific function within your unit or business operation. Service Specific Risk Assessments are available in each of the following sub-categories and are accompanied by a suite of accompanying Safety Task Cards.
STCCS02 Walk-in Chillers and Freezers
STCCS03 Combination and Steam Ovens
STCCS04 Cooking Ranges
STCCS05 Oven and Contact Grills
STCCS06 Multifunctional Volume Cooking
STCCS07 Use of Deep Fat Fryers UPDATED JUNE 24
STCCS08 Cleaning of Deep Fat Fryers
STCCS09 Use of Merry Chef Ovens
STCCS10 Hot Food Service Equipment
STCCS11a Safety with Sharp Knives
STCCS11b Sharpening Knives with a Steel
STCCS12 Manual Slicers
STCCS13 Slicing Machines
STCCS14 Potato Peeling Machines
STCCS15 Handheld Blenders
STCCS16 Food Processors and Blenders
STCCS17 Bonzer Can Openers
STCCS18 Food Service Counters
STCCS19 Bag and Sandwich Sealers
STCCS20 Dough Rolling
STCCS21 Handling and Use of Flour
STCCS22 Waiting Activities
STCCS23 Waiting Activities - Children and Infants
STCCS24 Urns and Hot Water Boilers
STCCS25 Hot Beverage Service
STCCS26 Hot and Cold Beverage Dispensing Machines
STCCS27 Babies and Infants - Heating Bottles and Food
STCCS28 Babies and Infants - Use of Highchairs
STCCS29 Polishing Glassware
STCCS30 Handling, Use and Cleaning of Glass, China and Crockery
STCCS31 Manual Dishwashing UPDATED JUNE 24
STCCS32 Machine Dishwashing
STCCS33 Cleaning Extraction Canopy
STCCS34 Gas Appliances
STCCS35 Vending Machines (Fulfilment, Cleaning and Use)
Additional Safety Task Cards
(as listed in Step 4 of the Catering Services Risk Assessment)
STCCS36 Storage and use of LPG cylinders
STCCS37 Pizza Ovens
STCCS38 Rotisseries
STCCS39 Chef's theatre
STCCS40 Chafing fuel and chafing dishes
STCCS41 LPG fuelled flambe lamps and other similar portable hot holding equipment
STCCS42 Barista espresso coffee machine
STCCS43 Blowtorches
STCCS44 Cleaning of whipped cream dispensers
STCCS45 Cleaning of drinks blenders
STCCS46 Cellar operations
STCCS47 Beer line cleaning
STCCS48 Cash registers
STCCS49 Tray conveyors and carrousels
STCCS50 Handling and filling of water bottles
STCCS51 Barbecues
STCCS52 Bread slicing machines
STCCS53 Waste disposal machines
STCCS54 Handling and use of of Co2 cylinders
STCCS55 Sterlising sinks
STCCS56 Toddy cold brew systems
STCCS57 Planetary food mixing machines
STCCS58 Cleaning of VITO VL oil filter systems
STCCS59 Electric salad spinners
STCCS60 Dough pressers
STCCS61 Cutlery polishers
STCCS62 Swing Grill Barbeque
STCCS63 Josper grill
STCCS64 Kamado barbecue
STCCS65 Electric smoker
STCCS66 Dry ice
STCCS67 Tandoor ovens (gas and electric)
STCCS68 Thermo cooker
STCCS69 Movement of large beer tanks
STCCS70 Changing CO2 cylinders
STCCS71 Changing kegs
STCCS72 Milkshake makers
STCCS73 Glass teapots and teapot warmers
STCCS74 Milk Frother (freestanding)
STCCS75 Mongolian Grill
STCCS76 Moduline fridge to oven
STCCS77 Raclette cheese melters
STCCS78 Dough dividers (manual)
STCCS79 Air fryers
STCCS80 Unattended use of ovens
STCCS81 Preparing kegs for draft dispense
STCCS82 Ice cream and slush makers
STCCS83 Dough rollers
STCCS84 Kebab Machines
STCCS85 Use of pressure fryers
STCCS86 Filtering and changing oil and cleaning pressure fryers
STCCS87 Ecoburners
STCCS88 Dough dividers (semi-automatic)
STCCS89 Water jet cutters
STCCS90 Insulated food and drink dispensers
STCCS91 Mobile banquet cabinets and hot cupboards
Safety Task Cards
STCCL01 General room cleaning and office cleaning
STCCL02 Cleaning fixtures, walls, partitions, doors, furniture and dispensers
STCCL03 Cleaning of ablution areas
STCCL04 Cleaning mirrors and glass
STCCL05 Cleaning electrical hand dryers and hair dryers
STCCL06 Removing Clinical Waste
STCCL07 Stripping and changing beds
STCCL08 General vacuum cleaning
STCCL09 Backpack vacuum cleaner
STCCL10 Wet and dry carpet cleaning and shampooing
STCCL11 High-level vacuum cleaning
STCCL12 Rotary floor buffers and scrubbers
STCCL13 Use of Ride-On Cleaning Equipment
STCCL14 Removing and rehanging curtains
STCCL15 Stain, chewing gum and graffiti removal
STCCL16 Stripping and sealing hard floors
STCCL17 Laundry duties
STCCL18 Washing machines
STCCL19 Tumble dryers
STCCL20 Irons
STCCL21 Iron presses and rotary ironers
Additional Safety Task Cards
STCCL22 Steam vacuum cleaner
STCCL23 Cleaning windows and other glass surfaces using water-fed poles
STCCL24 Cleaning windows and other glass surfaces using water buckets
STCCL25 Internal battery powered window and glass cleaning tools
STCCL26 Oscillating edge cleaners
STCCL28 Cleaning bird droppings
STCCL29 Cleaning swimming pool deck areas
STCCL30 Ultrasonic cleaning freestanding equipment
STCCL31 Ultrasonic cleaning mobile vehicle mounted
Safety Task Cards
Safety Task Cards
STCPS01 Access to barrier and isolation areas
STCPS02 Portering hospital patients
STCPS03 Operation of a mechanical bed mover
STCPS04 Movement of deceased and mortuary duties
STCPS05 Transport of pathological specimens and blood within units
STCPS06 Transport of pathological specimens and blood via public footpaths
STCPS07 Handling liquid nitrogen
STCPS08 Handling and transporting medical gas cylinders
STCPS09 Handling bagged clinical and hazardous waste
STCPS10 Use of outside bulk skip units for waste and temporary mortuary use
STCPS11 Glutton H20 perfect external litter picking machine
Core Safety Task Cards
Additional Safety Task Cards
STCBG05 Strimmers
STCBG06 Hedge Trimmers
STCBG07 Clearing Saws and Brush Cutters
STCBG08 Leaf Blowers
STCBG09 Pedestrian Rotary and Cylinder Mowers
STCBG10 Ride-on Rotary and Cylinder Mowers
STCBG11 Mowing on Slopes and Banks
STCBG12 Rollers, Scarifies, Spikes and Lawn Edgers
STCBG13 Pesticide, Herbicide and Fertiliser Storage
STCBG14 Pesticide, Herbicide and Fertiliser Transport
STCBG15 Refueling Machinery
STCBG16 Petrol and Diesel Storage and Use
STCBG17 Pedestrian Line Markers
STCBG18 Painting
STCBG19 Spray Adhesive Use
STCBG20 Circular Chop Saws and Mitre Saws
STCBG21 Circular Saws, Including Track Plunge Saws
STCBG22 Bandsaws
STCBG23 Bench Saws
STCBG24 Portable Jigsaws
STCBG25 Disc Cutters (Portable Petrol)
STCBG26 Belt and Disc Sanders
STCBG27 Thicknessers or Planers
STCBG28 Routers (Tabletop and Portable)
STCBG29 Bench Grinders
STCBG30 Wood Lathes
STCGE01 Microwave ovens
STCGE02 Toasters
STCGE03 Damp mopping
STCGE04 Disposal of general waste
STCGE05 Waste compactors
STCGE06 Dealing with spillage of bodily fluids
STCGE07 Roll cages
STCGE08 Trolleys and sack trucks
STCGE09 Hand-pallet trucks
STCGE10 Step stools and stepladders
STCGE12 Roller shutter opening and closing
STCGE13 Goods receipt and storage
STCGE14 Storage, handling and use of balloon gas cylinders
STCGE15 Prevention of medical sharp injuries
STCGE16 Platform lifts
STCGE17 Cleaning external waste bins
STCGE18 Pressure Washer
STCGE20 Manual Litter Sweeping
STCGE21 Snow clearing and grit or salt spreading on walkways and vehicle access routes
STCGE22 Operation of a pedestrian tow tug
STCGE23 Loading and moving bulk waste bins (660l, 770l, 1100l)
STCGE24 Cleaning bulk waste bins - general and recycling only
STCGE25 Cardboard balers
STCGE26 Collection and transportation of petrol
STCGE27 Response to a cardiac-arrest call
STCGE28 Evacuation chairs
STCGE29 Collection and transportation of diesel
STCGE30 Refueling diesel generators from a bulk diesel container
STCGE31 Rotary drop safes
STCGE32 Charging lead-acid batteries
STCGE33 Charging lithium batteries
STCGE34 General site safety during build and derig at events
STCGE35 Changing lightbulbs
STCGE36 Pallet gates - up and over
STCGE37 Pallet gates - manual sliding
STCGE38 Glass bottle crushers
STCGE39 Food waste composting machines
STCGE40 Dust collectors
STCGE41 Milling machines for compostable packaging
STCGE42 Manual silver polishing
STCGE43 Tail Lifts
STCGE44 Dumb waiter lifts
STCGE45 Portable electric fan heaters
STCGE46 Food waste bio-processors
STCGE47 Food waste macerator and dewaterer
STCGE48 Baby changing units
STCGE49 Travel cots
STCGE50 Cleaning electric fly killers
STCGE51 Fabric steamers
STCGE52 Bikes, e-bikes and e-
STCGE53 Cargo bikes
STCGE54 Mobile service bikes (including coffee, smoothie and ice cream bikes)
STCGE55 Handling and storing waste cooking oil
STCGE56 Gazebos and tents
STCGE57 Parasols
STCGE58 Candles including tealights
Additional Health and Safety Documents Index
Combined HSEQ Activity Calendar
Fire Emergency Action Plan
Hot Oil Quiz
HSE Meeting Minutes Template
Incident Investigation Pack
Quarterly HSE Record Form
Repairs and Maintenance Record
Site Managers Declaration
Weekly Vehicle Checklist
Work Premises Statutory Compliance Declaration
WSMS Training Record Blank
OPS01 New Unit and Temporary Catering Facility Assessment
OPS02 Violence at work risk assessment
OPS03 Major events risk assessment
OPS04 Driving whilst on company business risk assessment
OPS05 Roadshow Job Fair Stall Step Up Risk Assessment
OPS06 Electric pallet truck risk assessment
OPS07 Light utility vehicles risk assessment
OPS08 Rider operated lift trucks risk assessment
OPS08a Lift truck driver fitness to operate
OPS09 Work adjustment risk assessment
OPS10 UVS disinfection device risk assessment - Before ordering or purchasing a UVC Disinfection Machine consult your HSE Sector Lead
OPS11 Good hoist risk assessment
OPS12 Apiaries risk assessment
OPS14 Workplace transport risk assessment
OPS15 Temporary use of Third Party catering facilities risk assessment
OPS19 Use of Bicycles Electric Bicycles and E-Scooters
Please utilise the Safety Conversation to brief your teams on dealing with violence at work (ensure to record this on your training record)