Workplace Risk Assessment Support
If workplace risk assessments aren’t really your cup of tea, we get it. Whether you don’t know where to start or just want to save a bit of time, we’ve got your back.
Our workplace risk assessment support helps busy business owners tick off their risk assessments quickly and easily, update them in seconds, and get back to what they do best.
Workplace risk assessments are a legal requirement. But do you know which ones your business needs? Do you know how to go about them? And do you find it easy to keep them up to date and distribute them?
If you’ve answered no to any of the above, you’ll probably like what you’re about to read next. Our Health & Safety consultants provide workplace risk assessment support day in, day out, and, as part of our hits-all-the-spots package of Health & Safety solutions, will help you identify the risk assessments you need to complete, show you how to get them done, and make sure you keep them updated with any legal or business changes.
Oh, and our handy online H&S management hub, Atlas, lets you store all your risk assessments in one place, send them to employees, and create new ones in seconds from thousands of templates.
Go on, take a deep breath. You’ve got this.
Face-to-face or virtual risk assessment support
Get all the right documentation in place
When you take on our Health & Safety support package, we’ll get together with you to understand how you do things and advise on your risk assessments and method statements.
From the very basics to specialist requirements, COSHH risk assessments to stress risk assessments and optional extras like fire risk assessments and DSEAR risk assessments – we’ll get you totally compliant.
Keep things ticking over
From then on, we’ll visit your site (or catch up virtually) every year you’re with us to see what’s going well and advise on any challenges that might spring up. And if you’d like extra in-person risk assessment support, we can sort that out for you, too – or you can just call our client advice line anytime, 24/7, 365 days a year.
Create risk assessments online in seconds
Say hello to your new best friend – Atlas. It’s our exclusive client hub, where you can manage all key Health & Safety tasks, including creating, distributing, and updating risk assessments.
We’ve got thousands of templates that you can download, or our smart risk assessment tool helps you create your own from scratch, with hazard and control suggestions tailored to your industry and the activities being performed. We provide expert Health & Safety services for Manchester and UK businesses.
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Why is our risk assessment support trusted by over 16,000 UK businesses?
We build safer workplaces
Fancy being 47 times less likely to face an enforcement notice, 30% less likely to have a reportable accident, and seven times less likely to suffer a major injury in the workplace*? Join our clients and get that kind of security!
We take care of the worry, so you can get back to work
From care to construction and nurseries to manufacturing, we’ve worked in all sectors, helping futureproof businesses with proactive compliance for over 25 years.
We’ve done our homework
Our Health & Safety consultants work up and down the country. Wherever you are, you’re never far from help and there’s always someone who can help.
We put more time on the clock
You don’t need more hours in the day to tackle your to-do list. You just need more time spent on what matters to you and your business – and 85% of our clients say they save that kind of valuable time**.
*Based on a 2022 survey of over 600 Citation clients
Workplace Risk Assessments FAQs
- How often should I do a risk assessment?
According to HSE, risk assessments should be carried out every time new processes, machines or substances are introduced. Assessments should also be reviewed at least once a year.
If no new processes are introduced, then it is recommended that risk assessments are reviewed annually.
These include:
Internal incidents
If there’s an incident in your business, your competent adviser should look at how it happened and see if there are any gaps that need filling in your risk management program.
External incidents
If an incident happens outside of your organisation, you can use that as an opportunity to audit your current processes.
Process change
If you’ve evaluated your processes and decided something needs to change, it’s important to risk assess any new processes you put in their place.
New equipment
When you have new equipment, make sure you understand the potential hazards and risks of using it.
New employees
If you’ve got a new employee taking over a process or activity, it’s best practice to perform hazard identification before they begin.
New environment
Office move? An employee working from height? A risk assessment is essential if the environment of business activities change.
- Who is responsible for completing a workplace risk assessment?
Employers are legally responsible for making sure that all risks in the workplace have been assessed, and that all plans of action to manage those risks are closely monitored. We provide in-depth workplace risk assessment support to employers – to find out how we can support you, get in touch today.
- What are the different types of risk assessment?
There are many types of risk assessment. This includes:
- Manual handling risk assessments
- Fire risk assessments
- COSHH risk assessments
- Display screen risk assessments
- Workplace risk assessments
- School trip risk assessments
Our team can provide guidance on the right option for your business. Get in touch today for assistance.
- What should be included in a healthcare workplace risk assessment?
What to include in a healthcare workplace risk assessment really depends on the assessment itself. But, as standard, all assessments require:
- Identification of hazards
- Assessment of the risks (decide on who can be harmed and how, by assessing how likely it is that an incident involving the hazard will happen and how likely it is that someone can be harmed – including the severity of any harm)
- Implement control measures to reduce the chance of harm happening
- Record the findings and implement them
- Maintain and review control measures to ensure that they remain up to date
- What are examples of risk assessments in social care?
What to include in a healthcare workplace risk assessment really depends on the assessment itself. But, as standard, all assessments require:
- Identification of hazards
- Assessment of the risks (decide on who can be harmed and how, by assessing how likely it is that an incident involving the hazard will happen and how likely it is that someone can be harmed – including the severity of any harm)
- Implement control measures to reduce the chance of harm happening
- Record the findings and implement them
- Maintain and review control measures to ensure that they remain up to date
- Why do we have risk assessments in the workplace?
Risk assessments are an essential practice in any workplace. It’s important to conduct risk assessments in the workplace to reduce the chance of harm to workers and others.
- What steps should be taken after a workplace risk assessment?
After a workplace risk assessment has been completed, it’s important to:
- Communicate the findings to employees and make sure they understand them and can give any feedback
- Review risk assessments periodically to check that controls are still effective – so you’re not at fault if anything goes wrong
- What is a workplace risk assessment?
The term risk assessment refers to the process of identifying hazards, evaluating risks to employees and others within your care, and controlling or eliminating those hazards during daily tasks and activities in the workplace. This also involves applying control measures to make sure your people and any visitors to your site and workplace are safe. Ultimately, you have to evaluate what might cause harm to people and take reasonable steps to prevent that harm. If you employ five people or more, you must keep a written record of all of your risk assessments. If you don’t? You could face a fine, or even prosecution.
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