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Friday, 15 October 2021 / Published in Blog

Conducting Risk Assessments for Your Car Wash: 3 Handy Tips

Owning and operating a car wash business is a challenging yet rewarding task. You’ll have to take on a lot of responsibilities, such as keeping your establishment as safe as possible. There are many hazards involved in these facilities, so it’s crucial to ensure a relatively harm-free environment for everyone. For this reason, conducting risk assessments is critical.

Risk assessments ensure that employees and customers do not suffer any harm while on the premises, and they are the basis for the occupational health and safety regulations. Not only are they legally required, but they also protect you from the financial costs that come with accidents in the establishment. With this, here are some helpful tips to conduct a successful risk assessment of your car wash:

Tip #1: Create an Action Plan

No risk assessment event will be successful without ensuring that you have a proper plan in place. An effective strategy to organize your plan would be to list potential hazards and rate them according to how likely they are to happen and how severe their impacts will be. 

Identifying hazards will allow you to evaluate the business’s most pressing needs and how you can deal with them. By examining the premises and checking for potential hazards and accidents, you can create a concrete course of action to address them as soon as possible.

Preventing problems before they occur will safeguard your car wash against potential issues and financial losses. Make sure to evaluate how well your business is currently handling risks, and focus on what you haven’t covered yet. If there are any unsafe practices or outdated commercial car wash equipment that can put people and property at risk, you may want to consider an alternative or let go of them entirely.

Tip #2: Make Accident Protocols

Sometimes, accidents happen no matter what measures you take to mitigate the risks. These mishaps include chemical hazards, slips and falls, not following equipment maintenance procedures, employee miscommunication, and many others. Aside from placing preventive measures to ensure everyone’s safety, there must also be protocols in place for when problems occur.

Accident protocols and safety checklists will help your employees know what to do in case of an emergency. Moreover, you can hold training sessions to help your employees understand the basics of first aid, safety procedures, managing various hazards, and accident prevention. 

Tip #3: Review Your Insurance Options

Reviewing your options for insurance policies is one of the best ways to ensure your car wash business’s protection against potential financial risks you may face throughout your operations. It’s best to look into what your policies entail and what they do not cover so that you can better mitigate the losses in case of an accident or emergency.

Install Quality Commercial Car Wash Equipment for Your Facility

Ensuring safety in your car wash business is no easy feat, as you will have to examine many aspects of the establishment. There should always be proper planning, protocols, and a swift course of action ready in case of an emergency. Keeping your practices and equipment up to date with current standards will also protect your customers and employees from harm.

If you’re looking for commercial car wash equipment in Calgary, AB, let CCW Solutions help. We offer state-of-the-art components and quality installation services to keep your facility as safe and advanced as possible. Let us provide you with your needs—contact us today!

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