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Are your risk assessments done right?

Risk assessments are often dismissed as paperwork to meet legal requirements. But done right, theyโ€™re so much more:


A proactive process to spot hazards, protect your workforce and ensure everyone gets home safe and sound. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ


๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น:


1๏ธโƒฃ Identify the Hazards


Where could things go wrong? Machinery, chemicals, waste, environmental factors, psychological factors...


๐Ÿ‘‰ Poor ventilation in a workshop can silently harm your team.



2๏ธโƒฃ Decide Who May Be Harmed and How


Itโ€™s not just employees โ€“ think about visitors, contractors or cleaning staff as well.


๐Ÿ‘‰ A visitor could face risks without correct signage.



3๏ธโƒฃ Evaluate the Risks and Decide on the Precautions


How high are the risks? Where can precautions reduce them further? Machine guards, ventilation systems, training, PPE ...


๐Ÿ‘‰ Fire extinguishers are essential, but when was your last fire drill? ๐Ÿ”ฅ



4๏ธโƒฃ Record Your Findings and Implement Them


Write down the hazards, risks and precautions. Always share the plan with your team and ensure itโ€™s understood and followed.


๐Ÿ‘‰ Assign regular checks on safety equipment like fire alarms and emergency lighting.


๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.



5๏ธโƒฃ Review Your Assessment and Update it Accordinglyย 


Workplaces evolve โ€“ and so should your risk assessments!


Are new hazards introduced with updated equipment or processes?

Are current precautions still effective or do they need improvement?


๐Ÿ‘‰ A new machine might require updated training or additional protective measures.


๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: You are legally required to evaluate any risks that could impact the health and safety of your employees, as well as anyone else who may be affected by your work activities.ย 


But more importantly, theyโ€™re about protecting your people.


๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.โ€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€“ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.ย 



5 Steps to Risk Assessment
Five Steps to Risk Assessment


Dec 19, 2024

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