Risk Assesment
All employers regardless of the size of business are required by law to carry out a risk assessment at their place of work and to keep a written record of that risk assessment.
A Risk Assessment is a vital element for health and safety management and its main objective is to determine the measures required to comply with statutory duty under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. It is a written document that records a three-step process:
- 1 Identification of the hazards in the workplace under your control.
- 2 Assessing the risks presented by these hazards
- 3 Putting control measures in place to reduce the risk of these hazards causing harm.
- 4 Conduct periodic reviews of hazards in your operation and advise on interventions to manage risk.
A properly conducted Risk Assessment helps minimise the possibility of your business harming the environment or those who work in, or visit your business or premises.
People are often put off by the idea of Risk Assessment because they think it is over complicated, difficult to complete and unnecessary. This does not need to be the case.
Risk Assessment is simply looking closely at what in your place of work or about your work activities could cause harm to your employees and visitors to your workplace (e.g. customers, suppliers, sales representatives etc) and determining the control measures you can implement to minimise the risk.
Our experienced H&S Consultant will attend your site / company upon a request and will carry out necessary Risk Assessment which will highlight areas for improvement. Hazards will be identified and all associated risks evaluated. After completing an initial Risk Assessment, it is important to maintain regular checks to ensure your business maintains compliance with Health and Safety requirements.
Our Risk Assessment Consultants conduct Risk Assessments throughout Ireland in various Industries and places of work.
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