HSEs 5 Steps to Risk Assessment

guidance replaced
Introduction
The popular and well-known Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance document
5 Step to !ik "ement# ha recently $een replaced with a new guidance lea%et
entitled !ik "ement& " $rief guide to controlling rik in the workplace#'
Aims of the new leafet
The new lea%et aim to help you identify( ae and control health and afety rik
aociated with workplace ha)ard and make it clear that only igni*cant *nding
need to $e recorded and emphaie the importance of controlling the rik
identi*ed' The lea%et i mainly aimed at employer( manager and other with
health and afety reponi$ilitie'
The guidance i till $aed around a imilar 5-tep approach a the previou
guidance( with the new heading $eing+
,dentify the ha)ard
-ho might $e harmed
Evaluate the rik
!ecord your igni*cant *nding
!egularly review your aement
Additional guidance
"long with the new guidance lea%et( there are alo a num$er of additional guidance
document availa$le a free pdf# download from the HSE we$ite' Some of the
downloada$le guidance include+
HS./5& 0anaging for health and afety
HS.1/2& ,nvolving your workforce in health and afety+ .ood practice for all workplace
HS.1/3& The health and afety tool$ox+ How to control rik at work
,ndg144 (rev1) -orkplace health afety and welfare+ " hort guide for manager
,ndg155 (rev6)& 7lan( do( check( act+ "n introduction to managing for health and afety
,ndg465 (rev 6)& 8eading health and afety at work+ 8eaderhip action for director( $oard
mem$er( $uine owner and organiation of all i)e
,ndg449 (rev6)& Health and afety made imple+ The $aic for your $uine
Recent Prosecution
29 Aug 2014
" Hamphire $aed manufacturing company were *ned :5(;;; and ordered to pay
:6(259 in cot after it put it worker at rik' The preciion engineering company
wa proecuted and found guilty for failing to comply with the Health and afety at
-ork "ct 6954( the 0anagement of Health and Safety at -ork !egulation 6999( the
<ontrol of =i$ration at -ork !egulation 1;;5 and two $reache of the <ontrol of
Su$tance Ha)ardou to Health'
The o>ence came to light after an inpection $y the HSE identi*ed that rik to
health from expoure to vi$ration( noie and dut had not $een properly managed or
controlled'
"fter the hearing( the HSE ,npector tated+
The company failed to fully control the numerou rik ariing from it $uine
activitie' The company did not repond to changing workload or procee( and
failed to act on advice provided $y it occupational health provider or contractor
ervicing e?uipment#'