Risk Assessments
Health & Safety Xpert™ Total Toolkit is an easy to use software package that will save you massive amounts of time producing crucial health and safety documentation legally required under current UK law. This includes the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the new Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations 2007.
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999, (clarifying what employers are required to do to manage health and safety under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974) every employer is required to carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessments. If there are 4 or more employees in the workplace, the significant findings must be recorded.
Young people (under 18) must be protected at work from risks to their health and safety that are the result of lack of experience, or absence of awareness of existing or potential risks or because they have not fully matured. Risks to young people must be given careful consideration in your Risk Assessments.
Specifically in relation to construction, the Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations 2007 ensures the risks are properly assessed and steps are taken to avoid or reduce them so far as is reasonably practicable.
In addition, Risk Assessment is an essential part of complying with the following regulations to determine a safe system of work.
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002
- Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006
- Confined Spaces Regulation 1997
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
- Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Use the Risk Assessments included in with Health and Safety Xpert software to help you properly assess the risks on your sites and record what measures you have taken to avoid and reduce them. It is important to file these records so that they could be consulted by an inspector if necessary. You can also use the blank Risk Assessment included with Health and Safety Xpert to create your own additional Risk Assessments if required.