Risk Assessments
It is a legal requirement for organisations with 5 or more staff to carry out documented health and safety risk assessments of all of their significant hazards. The Health & Safety Executive guidance recommend a 5 step approach to risk assessments:
- Identify the hazards present
- Identify the people at risk from the hazards e.g. employees, contractors, visitors etc.
- Evaluate the risk and decide on precautions.
- Record the findings on a suitable form.
- Review the risk assessment regularly.
Effective Safety can assist with any risk assessment, and there are two options available for companies looking for assistance:
- We can carry out your risk assessments for you.
- We can support you through the risk assessment process by providing appropriate forms, training staff who will carry out risk assessments and commenting on completed assessments.
We can also help construction and contracting organisations with generic risk assessments and method statements to be modified, and site specific risk assessment documents and procedures.
Certain specific hazards require a special risk assessment in a specific format: