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Why antique dealers need a risk assessment
Antique dealing involves significant manual handling demands - furniture, large decorative items, heavy ceramics, and other bulky pieces are regularly lifted, moved, and transported. The risk assessment needs to address how heavy items are handled, how vehicle loading and unloading is managed safely, and what lifting aids or assistance protocols are in place. || At antique fairs and markets, the display of items creates public safety considerations - heavy items need to be stable and secure, and the risk of a customer being injured by a falling or unstable display item needs to be assessed and managed. || Vehicle safety for transporting antique stock is also part of the risk assessment picture.
The real problem
Antique dealer risk assessments rarely address the significant manual handling demands of furniture and heavy item dealing
The manual handling demands of antique dealing, particularly furniture, are among the highest of any sole trader retail occupation. These are rarely formally assessed. CompliantDocs generates documentation that covers these from your answers.
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