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Risk Assessment in the Workplace. Part 1

What is risk assessment? Do not overcomplicate matters. In the
A risk assessment is simply a careful majority of firms in the commercial,
examination of your workplace, to service and light industrial sectors, the
identify what could cause harm to people, hazards are few, and those that do exist
so that you can decide as to whether you are fairly obvious. Checking them is
have taken enough precautions or should mainly a matter of common sense, but also
do more to prevent harm from being a required and necessary action.
caused. You probably know already, whether you
Work accidents and work related ill have machinery that could cause harm, or
health, can ruin lives, and seriously if there is an awkward entrance or
affect your business also, if output is stairway where someone could be hurt. If
lost, machinery is damaged, insurance so, check that you have taken all
costs increase, or you have to go to reasonable precautions you can to avoid
court. accidents and prevent injury.
You are legally required to assess the Lets take a closer look at Steps 1 and 2.
risks in your workplace. Step 1. Look for the hazards.
The important thing you need to decide is If you are doing the assessment yourself,
whether a hazard is significant, and walk around your workplace and look at
whether you have taken satisfactory what could reasonably be expected to
precautions to minimize the risk. cause harm. Ignore the trivial (for now)
If you are a small firm owner, and you and concentrate on significant hazards
are confident you understand what is which could result in serious harm.
involved, you can carry out a risk Ask your employees what they think. They
assessment yourself. You do not have to are the ones who are working with the
be a Health and Safety expert. If you are various components on a daily basis, and
a larger firm, then you may want to will therefore know where the problems
assign a responsible employee, safety are. They may have noticed things which
representative or safety officer to carry are not immediately obvious.
out the task. You can also obtain advice Manufacturers instructions or data sheets
from outside companies, who have can also help you spot hazards and put
specialised in this type of work. risks in their proper perspective.
What is Hazard and Risk? Step 2. Decide who might be harmed and
A hazard means anything that can cause how.
harm. To give you a basic idea, think of For each identified hazard you should
chemicals, electricity, working at then decide who might be harmed and how.
heights etc etc. And of course you will then be able to
A risk is the chance, high or low, that decide on a course or action that will
somebody will be harmed by the hazard. prevent the hazard from causing risk.
There are five steps in a risk Do not forget about young workers,
assessment: trainees, expectant mothers etc who may
Step 1. Look for the hazards. be at particular risk.
Step 2. Decide who might be harmed and Do not forget cleaners, visitors,
how. contractors, maintenance workers etc who
Step 3. Evaluate the risk and decide may not be in the workplace all the time.
whether the existing precautions are Do not forget members of the public, or
adequate or whether more should be done. people you share the workplace with, if
Step 4. Record your findings. there is any chance they could be injured
Step 5. Review your assessment and revise by your activity.
it if required.




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