Our property risk management system ensures that you can provide a safe and legal environment for members and visitors at MS Society properties. Shop risk assessments must be completed by an appropriate person (known as the 'Shop Contact') if your group operates a shop that is owned by the MS Society, or where the lease or rental agreement indicates you have upkeep and maintenance responsibilities.
The measures set out below must be met in the usual way.
Overview
These documents will give you the background to our property risk management system.
Specific risk assessments
Complete all five risk assessments for your shop.
- VPRA: 101A - General safety
- VPRA: 102A - Fire safety
- VPRA: 103A - Hazardous substances
- VPRA: 104A - Moving around
- VPRA: 105A - Manual handling
Emergency forms and information
Ensure you have copies of insurance documents and familiarise yourself with our accident and incident recording and reporting processes, and emergency notices.
- Public and Employers liability insurance
- Summary of insurance cover
- HSV: 122 - Accident report form
- HSV: 123 - Incident report form
- HSV: 124 - Emergency aid notice
- HSV: 125 - Fire and emergency safety plan
- HSV: 126 - Fire evacuation drill record
- HSV: 127 - Personal emergency evacuation plan questionnaire
- HSV: 127A - Personal emergency evacuation plan
- HSV: 128 - Personal emergency evacuation plan summary sheet
Checklists
The risk assessment includes checklists - you can download them here.
- HSV: 111 - Property personnel register
- HSV: 112 - Safety checklist
- HSV: 113 - Property defect report form
- HSV: 114 - Competent person checks
- HSV: 117 - Ladders - detailed visual inspection
- HSV: 118 - Building condition form
- HSV: 132 - Property induction form
- HSV: 132A - Property induction form - young person
- HSV: 132B - Property induction form - vulnerable adult
- HSV: 132C - Property induction form - expectant mother
- HSV: 132D - Property induction form - contractor
- HSV: 132WB - Property induction workbook
- HSV: 141 - Manual handling risk assessment
Portable Appliance Testing - PAT
If you wish to sell electrical goods you can download the relevant documents from: Portable appliance testing
Additional guidance
- HSV: 142 - Workstation information
- HSV: 145 - Safe sorting guide poster
- HSV: 146 - Safe lifting and carrying poster
- HSV: 147 - Safe use of stepladders poster
- HSV: 148 - Your safety matters poster
Need support?
Contact your Volunteer support team in the first instance.
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