Moving plaster board

To start off, I first looked at the job sheet. From this I then valued the risk assessment on my colleague and then the risk assessment on task. After doing the previous I then checked the delivery sheet to see what I would need to do for the task and what the quantity that I needed to produce was to be. After reading the delivery ticket I signed and agreed to the statement and changed any incorrect parts to the agreement. 

I then looked for any risks in the college that could affect me or any workers what were working in the same situation, such as closed doors and then solved the problems but putting door-wedges in so I would be able to support myself with two hands if need be.

Safety boots (steel toe-caped) were worn to protect our feet, gloves to cushion the weight and glasses in case the dusty and small chippings get into your eyes.

 We wore the boots to protect our feet from anything heavy falling on them, the gloves to protect things like cuts and blisters.

I then read the delivery sheet to see what the job was and what quantity was need of each material.

The hazards for this task is that you could pop your shoulder and arm out when holding the plaster board if you do it wrong if the wind blows on the plaster board.

I picked up the plaster board with a partner, one at the front the other at the back. One hand was underneath the plaster board holding it up whilst it was leaning against my shoulder and griped it with the other hand (being my furthest shoulder) so that the wind didn’t blow it off. It is important to carry it with two people so it didn’t snap like warned on the board. The plaster board I lifted was 9mm thick and around 2 meters; there is more then one type, for example round edged and ones with 90degree corners.