Need to know what one is and how i go about getting one and from whom.
2007-03-21 02:02:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
a risk assesment is where you assess all the risks of the job you are about to undertake but im not sure how to make one i think you just write down all the risks i.e like if there are overhead electricity cables there is a RISK of electricution. if your working on ladders/scaffolding there is a RISK you could fall.
hope this helps
2007-03-21 02:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by mummy to 3 miracles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A risk assessment is something you as an individual should do everytime you walk onto site.
Basically look at everything that you do and assess what dangers there are to you and your workmates. That is the basic level.
On a more formal scale there are written risk assessments that should be completed by a competent individual.
This subject is too long for YA so if you are concerned about safety on site contact the HSE and they will send round an inspector.
2007-03-21 02:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by Mark J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Employees generally don't get these, they're done by the employer for unemployment insurance (usually). If you're the employer, contact your insurance agent, he/she should be able to help you get this. OSHA will occasionally do one as well, to check for safety violations on job sites. They're really a pain in the neck (and other places as well...), but a necessary part of being in business.
The first person is right about what a risk assessment is though.
2007-03-21 02:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assessing potential risks and recording them,also revisiting to make sure safeguards have been instituted,making the workplace a safer environment,courses for assessing risks are held in local colleges,they are called i,o,s,h courses.if you need one on your job ask who is designated safety officer and ask him.otherwise contact you local acas office or health and safety executive
2007-03-21 02:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, you make a risk assessment every day of your life.the easiest way to describe it is like this.your stood at the top of a flight of stairs, you look down and see some thing on a step, you think that shouldnt be there its unsafe!.thats a risk assessment. you look, you think, nothing complicated. hope that helps.
2007-03-21 02:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by keith_eric16 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a risk assement must be carried out by a competent person and will identify all possible risks in line with health and safety guidlines. reccomend safety equipment, clothing etc. this a mandatory procedure
2007-03-21 02:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by gavin m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋