Introduction

The identification of hazards, the evaluation of their risks and the putting in place of control measures to secure the health and safety of employees, is a major element for managing health and safety under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005. A hazard identification and risk assessment process is a proactive one. It is more cost-effective to complete this process and implement a risk management system than to have an incident on-site and then create the risk management systems retrospectively.

By assessing the risks to your business, you can make informed decisions considering what you need to keep your operations running smoothly. But also, to do it in a way that prevents harm to people, the environment and of course, your business!

What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment is a written document that records a three-step process:

1. Identifying the hazards in the workplace(s) under your control.
2. Assessing the risks presented by these hazards.
3. Putting control measures in place to reduce the risk of these hazards causing harm.

Benefits of hazard identification and risk assessment include:

• Recognising and controlling hazards in your workplace
• Creating awareness among your employees
• Setting risk management standards, based on acceptable safe practices and legal requirements
• Reducing incidents in the workplace
• Financial savings by being proactive instead of reactive

Tucil provides the following risk assessment services:

• Site specific health and safety risk assessments
• Visual display unit (VDU) or display screen equipment (DSE) assessments
• Covid 19 safety and health assessments
• Chemical risk assessments or COSHH assessments;
• Sensitive risk groups to include:
  • pregnancy risk assessments
  • night and shift worker risk assessment
  • children and young person’s risk assessment

Site Specific Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Section 19 and 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 states that business owners and self-employed workers must have a current up to date safety statement that includes site specific risk assessments for the type of work that is carried out. A common reason for the failure of documents in the assessment process is that risk assessments are too generic. Site specific risk assessments take into account the actual site/workplace conditions, type of project or work processes and address only the relevant hazards.

Site specific health and safety risk assessments help focus on the risks that really matter in the workplace – the ones with the potential to cause real harm. In many instances, straightforward measures can readily control risks.

Employees have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures. Accidents and ill health can ruin lives and affect your business too if output is lost, machinery is damaged, insurance costs increase or you have to go to court.

How can Tucil help?

At Tucil, our service for carrying out site specific health and safety risk assessments includes visiting the workplace and reviewing the work processes. This method allows for reasonably practicable control measures to be identified. Striking the right balance during the workplace risk assessment, Tucil can truly add value for both employees and the business. A risk assessment is an important part of any business strategy. The time and money involved in preparing a risk assessment is an investment which will only benefit your company.

If you require a site-specific health and safety risk assessment or need help in updating a current risk assessment, please contact us.

The risk assessment package includes:

1. Site Visit – Observation of the task(s)/process(es) to be risk assessed and consult employees.
2. Review documentation relating to the task(s)/process (es).
3. Administration –Draft assessment.
4. Issuing of the assessment to the client highlighting findings.

Please note – for 10 or more risk assessments – a risk register will be drafted and Tucil will attend site to present findings.

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