What is Risk Assessment
Risk management involves you, the employer, looking at the risks that arise in the workplace and then putting sensible health and safety measures in place to control them
A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Workers and others have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures.
Accidents and ill health can ruin lives and affect your business if output is lost, machinery is damaged, insurance costs increase or you have to go to court. You are legally required to assess the risks in your workplace so you must put plans in place to control risks.
Here is some Risk Assessment Definitions
Dynamic risk assessment ;
Unexpected or short temporary changes that require amendments to be made to risk assessment control measures. Examples could be a change in weather conditions etc..
Hazard:
Something that has the potential to cause harm which includes ill health, injury, loss of product etc...
Risk :
The likelihood of harm occurring and its severity.
Risk assessment :
A careful examination of what hazzards in your work could cause harm to people, so you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm.
Risk controls :
Workplace precautions, for example personal protective equipment.
Risk control systems :
Arrangements that ensure the workplace precautions are implemented and kept in place.
Significant risk :
Potential to cause injury or illness.
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