There can be a range of hazards and risks in the workplace, and you need to consider which of them are specific to your workplace. These hazards can be identified through the use of a risk assessment, followed by the implementation of control measures to protect against hazards and risks.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published five steps to risk assessment in order to offer guidance and ensure risk assessments are carried out properly. Risk assessments are a legal requirement and the HSE take their role of enforcing risk assessments and health and safety standards seriously.
Control measures are the protective precautions put into place to protect individuals from the risks and hazards that exist within the workplace. Therefore, control measures are an essential part of risk assessments within organisations. Knowledge and training of all types of control measures is essential.
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) define work-related violence as any incident in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in the workplace. There has been a serious crackdown on incidents of violence and aggression in the workplace, meaning it is an employer’s responsibility to monitor this conduct.
Personal protective equipment is essentially the equipment which can be used to protect an individual against health and safety risks in the workplace. It is a UK health and safety requirement for employers to enforce the use of personal protective equipment in the workplace.
