3. Health & Safety Risk Assessments

 

It is a legal requirement as laid down by The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1992 for employers to carry out and document suitable and sufficient risk assessments

A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Workers and others have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures. You are legally required to assess the risks in your workplace so that you put in place a plan to control the risks.

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There are typically five steps to assessing the risks in your workplace

• Step 1 Identify the hazards

• Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and how

• Step 3 Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions

• Step 4 Record your findings and implement them

• Step 5 Review your assessment and update if necessary.

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Our qualified and experienced consultants can work with you to identify the risks in your workplace and then put sensible health and safety measures in place to control them. We will work with you to create suitable and sufficient risk assessments that are relevant to your business.

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To find out more about how DutyMet can assist you to carry out your Health & Safety Risk Assessments and ensure you meet your legal requirements, then get in touch today; call: 07807-525903 or e-mail us: info@dutymet.com