risk assessments

It is the legal duty of every employer to provide risk assessments for any work activity which could potentially result in injury to persons or damage to equipment. Preparing a Risk Assessment to the standard required can be a daunting process for someone without the necessary training.  

The purpose of a Risk Assessment is to detail the hazards associated with the tasks and how this could potentially result in injury or damage and then detail the measures required to reduce the possibility of anything going wrong so as to eliminate or reduce the risk to an acceptable level.  

By law, any Employer with five or more employees must have written risk assessments. Where there are less than five employees, the risk assessments must still be carried out although there is no legal duty to have them in writing.  

Hawthorn Safety can help you demystify the process and can complete Risk Assessments on your behalf whether it be Manufacturing, Construction or a service industry. We have a vast wealth of knowledge in all these areas.