Risk Assessment
Every year hundreds of thousands of employees are injured at work; others take sickness leave to deal with stress, work overload, musculoskeletal disorder or other illnesses related to the workplace.
Under the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999, employers must make an assessment of the risks to health and safety of employees and others arising from processes undertaken by the organisation.
This process is known as risk assessment. Risk assessment is the basis for successful health and safety management, and the key to reducing work related accidents and occupational diseases.
Risk assessment is a legislative requirement placed on all employers and the self employed .If your company employs five or more people, the risk assessment must be recorded. The risk assessment must be carried out by a competent person and should be reviewed periodically and whenever there are significant changes in the workplace.
Whether you require additional support for your internal health and safety officer; risk assessment training to ensure that your appointed person responsible for undertaking the risk assessment is competent to do so, or you require an external consultancy to examine you company’s activities to identify any hazards involved, the likelihood of those hazards causing harm, and the steps required to eliminate or reduce the risk, we may be just what you are looking for.
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