Risk Assessment
Services
Risk Assessment Services are a health and safety consultancy helping clients with expert risk assessment, risk assessment templates and hazardous substance software solutions
RISK ASSESSMENT TEMPLATES
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The philosophy of risk assessment as a management tool for controlling health and safety hazards in the workplace
has been built in to most UK health and safety legislation. The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regs (1999)
require employers to carry out a risk assessment to identify potential health and safety hazards in all workplaces.
Where risks are significant, employers must eliminate the hazard or adequately control the risks. In many cases
employers must use Risk Assessment Templates for specific hazards e.g. hazardous substances, display
screen equipment. To help ensure risk assessments meet legislative requirements Risk Assessment Services have devised
a range of Risk Assessment Templates help assessors carry out the risk assessment in a systematic way.
COSHH - The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
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The COSHH Regulations (2002) require employers to prevent or adequately control employees exposure to substances hazardous
to health. This includes not only substances labelled as "very toxic", "toxic", "harmful", "irritant" or 'corrosive, but also biological
agents and even inert substances that when airborne cause mechanical irritation of the respiratory system. Breach of COSHH
regulations by an employer or employee is punishable on summary conviction with a fine of up to �400. If convicted on
indictment in the Crown Court, an offender can be sentenced to an unlimited fine (Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974).
Risk Assessment Templates
- Identifying and assessing hazards in workplaces.
- Assessing significant risks identified in the workplace risk assessment e.g. COSHH, DSEAR In addition to guidance for each risk assessment, a comprehensive Guidance Database is available giving essential information on legislative requirements, EU Standards, PPE etc.
RAS Risk Assessment Templates have been designed to help health and safety professionals implement risk assessment programmes in a range of working environments. In Word for Windows document format, hazards are identified and assessed in a 2 stage process by:-
HazCom Sheets
A large section of GHS compliant HazCom Sheets is now available for free download by following the link to our sister site
Consultancy Services
We can provide a range of consultancy services delivering health & safety risk assessments, exposure monitoring and specialist advice on compliance
with legislative requirements. Areas of special expertise include:-
- COSHH assessments & Exposure Monitoring.
- Risk assessments for carcinogens, sensitisers and high biological activity compounds.
- Workplace Risk Assessments (Management of Health & Safety Regs).
- Laboratory Risk Management.
- HazCom and RiskCom sheets to improve your hazard and risk communication.