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Health & Safety isn't always a headache
A common myth that risk assessments are cumbersome, bureaucratic and at times unnecessary is rarely the case. Most small businesses are already aware of the risks involved in carrying out the many tasks involved in the course of a normal day.
So from that perspective you simply need to take an hour, maybe two to think about the different hazards you and your staff face when carrying out tasks and then note down what precautions you already have in place. You will find this exercise automatically allows you to think of more efficient ways of working and highlights new ways to help prevent accidents.
Over the course of this guide I will be detailing four simple common sense steps to carrying out risk assessments. Before I jump in to step one I just want to make sure we both understand certain phrases.
When talking about a hazard, this is anything which may cause harm to an individual or group.
When talking about risk, use a low, medium and high scale to determine what risk a person is at, in relation to the hazard. When discussing risk it is good practice to indicate the level of harm an individual would be likely to suffer, this really puts into perspective why risk assessments and health and safety have become a necessary part of the business landscape.
A common myth that risk assessments are cumbersome, bureaucratic and at times unnecessary is rarely the case. Most small businesses are already aware of the risks involved in carrying out the many tasks involved in the course of a normal day.
So from that perspective you simply need to take an hour, maybe two to think about the different hazards you and your staff face when carrying out tasks and then note down what precautions you already have in place. You will find this exercise automatically allows you to think of more efficient ways of working and highlights new ways to help prevent accidents.
Over the course of this guide I will be detailing four simple common sense steps to carrying out risk assessments. Before I jump in to step one I just want to make sure we both understand certain phrases.
When talking about a hazard, this is anything which may cause harm to an individual or group.
When talking about risk, use a low, medium and high scale to determine what risk a person is at, in relation to the hazard. When discussing risk it is good practice to indicate the level of harm an individual would be likely to suffer, this really puts into perspective why risk assessments and health and safety have become a necessary part of the business landscape.
