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Everything You Need to Know About
Health and Safety Risk Assessment in 8 Questions.
What is health and safety risk assessment in a company?
Answer : In a company, health and safety risk assessment refers to the systematic process of identifying, evaluating, and mitigating hazards that could harm employees during the course of their work. It is a legal requirement in several countries, including the United Kingdom, according to the The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 - Regulation 3.
Who is responsible for conducting the health and safety risk assessment ?
Answer : According to the The management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 - Regulation 3, "Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work". If the employer lacks the expertise to conduct this risk assessment, he can subcontract it to a specialized company.
Why is health and safety risk assessment mandatory?
Answer : Because "Every employer shall ensure that his employees are provided with such health surveillance as is appropriate having regard to the risks to their health and safety which are identified by the assessment." (The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 - Regulation 6).
What is the purpose of health and safety risk assessment?
Answer : The purpose of health and safety risk assessment is to enable employers to systematically manage workplace risks, because according to The Management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 Regulations 5, "Every employer shall make and give effect to such arrangements as are appropriate... for the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventive and protective measures."
What medium should I use to conduct my health and safety risk assessment?
Answer : The health and safety risk assessment can be conducted on any type of medium, whether it's in paper format or digital format. Considering The management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 - Regulation 3, this risk assessment will need to be updated, it is therefore preferable to use a digital format that can be easily and quickly modified, such as an Excel file.
When should the health and safety risk assessment be updated?
Answer : The management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 does not specify a precise mandatory frequency for updating the health and safety risk assessments. However, due to The management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 - Regulation 3, it is necessary to update the health and safety risk assessment if "there is reason to suspect that it is no longer valid" or "there has been a significant change". It can be due to new processes (machines/tools/chemicals), new work organizations (e.g., workstations), etc.
Who should update the health and safety risk assessment?
Answer : According to The Management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 - Regulation 3, the health and safety risk assessment must be conducted by the employer. It states, 'Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of ... the risks to the health and safety of their employees.' If the employer lacks the necessary expertise, they may delegate this responsibility to a company specializing in occupational risk assessment and prevention.
How to conduct a health and safety risk assessment?
Answer : To conduct a health and safety risk assessment, it is advisable to follow these 4 steps:
1) Define work units (employees who are exposed to the same types of risks)
2) Identify all the hazards in these different work units,
3) Evaluate corresponding risks taking into account various parameters (e.g., Likelihood, Exposure, Severity, Control),
4) Define means to reduce these occupational risks by attempting to: eliminate the hazard at the source, then, to protect collectively, then, to protect individually, and finally, to train and inform employees about these risks.
Health and Safety risk assessments to comply with regulations
Our health and safety risk assessments allow you to be in compliance with regulations.
According to Management of Health and Safety at Work 1999, "Every employer shall make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of his employees to which they are exposed whilst they are at work" (Regulation 3). This risk assessment is therefore the employer's responsibility, and it must "evaluate the risks which cannot be avoided;" (Schedule 1).
This is the role of Health and Safety Risk Assessment, sometimes shortened to the more generic term "Risk assessment".
The absence of a health and safety risk assessment is also severely punished. "For offences committed on and after the 12th March 2015 the maximum penalty in the magistrates' court is an unlimited fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both. In the Crown Court, the maximum penalty is an unlimited fine or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both. (Penalties)
Our health and safety risk assessments list and evaluate the risks encountered in each sector of activity, using a simple, effective and automatic calculation method that we have developed and integrated into each of our documents. To identify risks, we study reports from the most reputable organizations, such as the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
All our health and safety risk assessments are regularly updated to comply with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
Our approach complies with the fundamental principles of risk prevention enshrined in the SCHEDULE 1 of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 by following the following points:
(a) avoiding risks;
(b) evaluating risks which cannot be avoided;
(c) combating risks at source;
(d) adapting work to the individual;
(e) adapting to technical progress;
(f) replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous;
(g) developing a coherent overall prevention policy;
(h) giving priority to collective protective measures;
(i) giving appropriate instructions to employees.
Health and safety risk assessment already completed
Our health and safety risk assessments are already completed in relation to your field of activity.
Our Hazard Assessments identify and evaluate risks in each industry sector, in compliance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work 1999. To catalogue various risks, we study reports from reputable organizations such as HSE (Health and Safety Executive) and consult with relevant industry safety committees.
To assess each of the risks in accordance with current regulations, we have developed an effective and impartial risk assessment calculation method. Each risk is evaluated based on its Likelihood, Exposure, Severity, and Control. From this, we derive a risk criticality index, which allows us to rank the risks according to their significance.
For each of the risks we identify, we propose risk prevention measures to implement. These measures aim to either eliminate the hazard or mitigate its impact, in line with the general principles of prevention for creating a safe and healthy work environment.
User-friendly
Health and Safety Risk Assessment.
Our Health and Safety risk assessments are in Excel format. Easy to use, you won't be confused.
We understand that small businesses are always looking for simplicity and efficiency, which is why we've made these criteria central to our approach. Your time is valuable, and that's why our health and safety risk assessments are designed to make your life easier.
We've chosen to use Excel for our risk assessments because it's a software that most businesses already own and know how to use. And for those who don't own Excel, you can easily use a free alternative like the excellent FreeOffice. These spreadsheet programs are extremely user-friendly.
We've added pre-programmed drop-down lists that allow you to quickly evaluate new risks or modify existing ones if you wish. Finally, risk calculations are automated through formulas integrated into the spreadsheet that assess risks based on the criteria you've selected from the drop-down lists.
Customizable Health and Safety Risk Assessments
Our health and safety risk assessments are fully editable.
No locks, you are the sole master on board.
Once your Hazard Assessment is downloaded, you can customize it as you wish. Our document is not locked, and you can modify, add, or delete risks at your discretion. This is crucial because, according to The Management of Health and Safety at Work - Regulation 3, your risk assessments and your risk prevention program must be updated regularly.
Everything has been designed so that the moment of this update is not a hassle and only takes a few minutes. Dropdown lists guide you in risk assessment, while pre-programmed calculation formulas take care of assessing the risk for you.
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