Risk assessments are key to managing health & safety in the workplace and are an important step to creating safe working environments. By assessing risk, we can prevent or minimise harm to employees and those around us.
In the UK, we’re lucky to have one of the lowest accident rates at work in comparison to other EU countries, which is down to our safety culture and regulations. Whilst they may seem a burden for employers, they’re ultimately in place to protect people.
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What is a risk assessment?
A risk assessment is a systematic process of reviewing hazards – things that might cause harm to people and evaluate the associated risk that comes with that hazard. Once you’ve identified hazards in the workplace, you should take reasonable steps to reduce or remove it.
Most of the time, you can put in place simple measures to control risk, for example making sure spillages are cleaned up quickly to prevent people from slipping, and a wet floor sign displayed to identify the hazard, letting people know the floor is wet.
If you’re a business with more than 5 employees, a written risk assessment is a legal requirement, for businesses with less than 5 employees, it’s not a legal requirement to have a written risk assessment, however, you will need to demonstrate you’ve considered potential hazards and put in place measures to reduce or even prevent them.
There are many different types of risk assessment and depending on the activities your business carries out, you will need specific risk assessments that relate to each activity, for example if you work with hazardous chemicals, you’ll need a Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Assessment (COSHH) risk assessment.
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- A review of your current Health & Safety Policy and Safety Management System, to ensure safe methods of working
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