Unit 2 D4 Why is a risk assessment carried out?
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Why is risk assessment carried out?
The employer in the work place has a duty to ensure the health and safety of the employee. The employer has to manage the health and safety of the business and must control the risks in the workplace. The employer needs to think about what might cause harm to people and decide on things you are doing to prevent that hazard. This is known as risk assessment and it is something you are required by law to carry out. The employer might be already taking steps to protect your employees, but your risk assessment will help you decide whether you have covered all you need to do.
Why is risk assessment important?
Risk assessments are very important as they form a basic part of a good professional health and safety management plan. They help to create awareness, identify who may be at risk, Prevent injuries or illnesses etc.
Legislation could be that if lithium aluminium hydride catches fire you should put sand over it to extinguish the fire. Legislation could be that a person needs to know where the exits are and how to call emergency if something happens. COSHH regulations state that a company already needs to have all this covered by telling every person about where the exits are, what the hazards are and what they need to do ; risk assessment. If companies don’t however does this it will certainly be seen and noted by NSE inspectors, these are people who inspect health in workplaces and make an annual survey to show the public of the health. If a certain company causes a huge decrease in the number the NSE will share this information and that company will be asked questions about this, what happened and why they didn’t issue risk assessments or update their risk assessments. With science workplaces you need to get equipment in to be able to complete your job and you need the equipment in good condition. BSI is a company that deals with business standards. For over 150 they’ve been working into making people’s products work better and the service they give to the people as well. They work in over 150 countries and clients can range from high class to small, local businesses. This with other companies make sure people get what they paid for and make sure it is in good condition.
