The heart of good health & safety management
A Workplace Risk Assessment looks at significant hazards in the workplace, or the specific activity being assessed, and determines the control measures required to reduce those risks so far as is reasonably practicable.
We often say that risk assessment is at the heart of good health and safety management. Get it right and you have a great starting point for your whole journey of compliance – knowing what could cause harm, who’s at risk, and exactly what to do about it.
Risk assessments are a legal requirement - and the foundation every more specific assessment builds on.
People & training
Who’s at risk, how work is managed, and what training, contractors and lone-working arrangements are in place.
Equipment & substances
Work equipment, machinery, workstations, hazardous substances, electricity and the way they’re used day to day.
Fire, first aid & environment
Fire, first aid provision and any other hazards present in your specific working environment.
Some areas need further, specific risk assessments – but by getting Complisafe in to manage your core workplace assessment, you’ll establish a rock-solid foundation for long-term safety compliance.
Know your hazards, who’s at risk, and what to do
Workplace risk assessments are key to identifying hazards, who is at risk, what injuries or ill health could be sustained, what you’re already doing to control them – and what else you need to do to reduce risk further.
Legal requirement
Identifies the hazards present
Shows who is at risk
Sets the controls to reduce risk
A foundation for specific assessments
The heart of good H&S management
It’s where good health & safety starts
Get your workplace risk assessment right and everything else has a foundation to build on. Get it wrong - or worst-case scenario, skip it - and every control you put in place is a guess.
We come to you, and see how you really work
An on-site visit is the only way to assess risk properly. We spend time understanding your business, then write it all up so it’s genuinely useful – not a tick-box exercise.
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We visit your workplace
We come to you to gain a clear understanding of your business and how it works, so we can engage with you properly about the hazards you face.
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We tour the site & ask questions
We tour your premises, speak to employees and ask about training, contractors, work equipment, hazardous substances, workstations, machinery, first aid, fire, lone working and electricity.
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We assess how risks are managed
For every significant hazard we look at who is at risk and how well it’s currently being controlled - not just whether a control exists.
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You receive a documented assessment
A fully documented, easy-to-understand risk assessment that clearly sets out what you do well and where you need to act to further reduce risk.
A document you’ll actually use
Fully documented
A clear, professionally written assessment of the significant hazards across your workplace.
Easy to understand
Written in plain language so anyone in your team can pick it up and know what it means.
A clear set of actions
It documents what you already do well - and exactly where to take action to further reduce risk.
