A Risk Assessment forms part of your Safety Statement and is a legal requirement under Section 19 of the 2005, Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act.
The
purpose of a Risk
Assessment
is to outline how to undertake work activities in a safe and efficient
manner and is developed
using the following process:
Identifying the hazards, associated risks & evaluating the
risk,
e.g. low, medium or high.
Assessing who may be harmed and why.
Assessing current control measures and where appropriate developing
new control measures.
Recording the findings.
Evaluating & reviewing as necessary.
A Risk
Assessment can be
undertaken as part of your Safety Statement or if you already have a
Safety Statement in place can be undertaken separately.
