Health & Safety

What is risk assessment?

We can provide a qualified safety practitioner to assess the risk to your business.  Significant hazards are identified and the level of risk from those hazards defined.  Risk control measures are then applied in order to reduce the risk to an acceptable level (as low as is reasonable practicable).

A general risk assessment will identify overall risk; however specific risk assessments may be necessary with regard to specialised legislation (i.e. Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998).

The more common subjects that give rise to an assessment duty are:

For General risks (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations)

Where exposure to substances may cause damage to health (Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006) (Control of Lead at Work Regulations)

At workstations where computers are used (Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations)

Where hazardous lifting or carrying tasks are undertaken (Manual Handling Operations Regulations)

In noisy environments which could cause damage to hearing (Control of Noise at Work Regulations)

Fire Safety Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

 

For more information see:

> Monitoring hazardous substances

> Noise assessment

> Fire risk assessment

How ALS can help to assist in assessing the risk to your business

Our assessment may take the form of a general risk review, or may involve a more detailed analysis of a specific hazard. 

All of these services and many more can be called upon as and when you need them via our > Appointed Safety Advisor Service. 

 

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