RISK ASSESSMENT
What is a risk assessment?
A risk assessment is the process of identifying hazards, evaluating risks and controlling or eliminating those hazards during daily tasks and activities.
This also involves applying control measures to make sure your people and any visitors to your site are safe. Ultimately, you have to decide what might cause harm to people and take reasonable steps to prevent that harm.
If you employ over five people, you must keep a written record of all of your assessments. If you don’t? You could face a fine or even prosecution.
How often should I do a risk assessment?
There are a few factors that determine how often you should conduct an assessment.
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Internal incidents
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External incidents
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Process change
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New equipment
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New employees
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New environment
Getting Risk Assessments right
How can HSAW help?
We can’t fill out your risk assessments for you. But we can make the entire process hassle-free. When you partner with HSAW, our risk assessment service provides you with complete support from qualified experts.
We can offer guidance with everything from fire risk assessments and fire safety procedures to COSHH assessments and manual handling..
If you want to discuss how we can help you save time, simplify your day-to-day and have the peace of mind you’re fully compliant, get in touch with our health and safety consultants today.