Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

A risk assessment is an examination of anything in your work that can cause harm to people.

Risk assessments are vitally important to ensure the safety of employees and non-employees, such as customers. A risk assessment can help employers to understand what control measures are required throughout their site.

There are five stages to carrying out a risk assessment, they are: identify potential hazards, assess who may be harmed, evaluate the risks, record significant findings, and review your risk assessment.

Peninsula can offer you all the advice you need on carrying out risk assessments, ensuring you complete is thoroughly and keep your employees and customers safe.

Yes if you fail to carry out a risk assessment and an employee is injured, you can be taken to a tribunal. If found guilty, you can be hit with both financial and reputational damages.