Music Lessons Risk Assessment Template

Typical hazards & measures

• Temperature and ventilation affecting wellbeing — Maintain thermal comfort, keep instruments and students away from radiators and direct sun, and air rooms between sessions. Report HVAC faults promptly and use cases or humidifiers for wooden instruments when rooms run very dry.
• Transporting instruments between rooms or off-site — Use hard cases with working latches and backpack straps, brief safe stair routes, and assign adults or trolleys for large items. Cap load per student, use lifts where available, and pause moves if corridors become crowded.
• Manual handling of large or heavy instruments — Move pianos, timpani and amps with trolleys and team lifts on pre-cleared routes. Prohibit solo moves for bulky items, chock wheels before playing, and pre-stage heavy kit so students never reposition it during class transitions.
• Chemical storage and cleaning products — Lock cleaning agents and solvents away from students, label clearly, and consult product safety information before use. Avoid atomising disinfectants in occupied rooms and record any exposure incidents for review and control changes.
• Sharp tools and small parts (reeds, strings, knives) — Limit reed knives and string clippers to a supervised bench with guards. Provide magnetic bowls for screws, dispose of snapped strings immediately, forbid holding parts in the mouth, and sweep floors after maintenance to remove fragments.