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Introduction to Risk Assessment
Summary
Employers and the self-employed, have a duty to carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of all risks to the health and safety of themselves, employees and others, arising at or from a work activity.
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This is a legal requirement under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
“A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of how people could be harmed by your work – you decide whether you have already taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent the risk.” (Managing Contractors – a guide for employers, 1997, HSE Books).
More information on health and safety risk assessment, including access to free downloadable leaflets, can be found on the Health & Safety Executive's website. |
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Last updated on: 19 August 2011 | Date of next review: 19 August 2012
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