Risk Assessments
Are your health and safety risk assessments upto date? There are legal requirements to undertake risk assessments. Employers are under a legal obligation to safeguard the health and safety and that of their workforce. Reg 3, of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999), requires, among other things, that risks to the health and safety of employees whilst they are at work are assessed. Regular Audits can improve safety and legal compliance
Assessing risk involves a thorough examination of the hazards that exist in a place of work which have potential to cause harm, a risk assesment should also detail the likelyhood and probability of any hazard identified being realized as an accident. This proceedure helps employers to recognise the significant risks that are present in their place of work, and avoid wasting time and effort by efficiently targeting the hazards they have identified. Regular health and safety auditing helps companies to avoid accidents and absenteeism through ill health, accidents do not only impact the lives of your employees, but can also have a serious negative effect on business by affecting productivity and increasing running costs, effective health and safety management can siginificantly reduce claims for compensation and inflated insurance premiums.
RE Consultancy can:
- Audit current systems
- Update and review current systems
- Implement new systems and management plans
- Inform you of any changes in legislation