Risk Assessment

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require all employers and the self-employed to assess the risks to workers and any others who may be affected by their undertaking.

Many employers already carry out what might be considered to be risk assessments on a day to day basis during the course of their work - they will note changes in working practices, recognise faults as they develop and take necessary corrective actions.

These Regulations however require employers undertake a systematic general examination of their work activity and if they employ five or more people record the significant findings of that risk assessment.

Risk assessment can be broken down, as follows:

1. Hazard identification

2. Risk Assessment

3. Risk control - the selection of suitable measures to eliminate or control risks.

Please contact Technical Services and appropriate information and/or forms will be provided to assist you.