Whilst undertaking risk assessments can be seen as a bit of a chore, doing so is a necessary part of keeping your workplace safe. What can go wrong with inadequate risk assessments?
Published 10.04.2024
Several of your staff use Stanley-type knives on a regular basis. With statistics for injuries associated with such knives on the increase, how can you ensure they’re used safely?
Published 07.11.2005
A risk assessment should be viewed as a generic term to cover the systematic process of evaluating the potential risks posed to a business. But are there different types and when should each be
applied?
Published 04.12.2023
You’ve been under the impression that an inspector will want to see a risk assessment to cover absolutely everything you do. Is this really the case or are there other, more practical, ways of
managing the risks in your workplace?
Published 08.10.2007
A case has highlighted the potential danger of relying on generic, rather than site-specific, risk assessments. What’s to know?
Published 01.02.2016
Sometimes, when you arrive on a new site you’ll be faced with hazards that you weren’t expecting. To record how you will deal with them, why not use our brand new document: risk assessment -
site-specific risks?
Published 19.02.2010
For your risk assessments to be effective they must be clearly presented and easy to interpret. Use our blank risk assessment document to help you achieve this.
Published 11.05.2015
Having a simple risk assessment policy will not only help you to keep on top of the process, but it will tick some legal boxes too. To make things easier, why not use our free sample document?
Published 06.05.2010
You have submitted a risk assessment to a client prior to working on their site, but they’ve returned it saying you have missed out “step three” of the HSE’s procedure, i.e. there is no risk rating.
Do they have a valid complaint?
Published 10.09.2014