INDG163 Five steps to risk assessment（INDG163五个步骤的风险评估）.pdfVIP

Health and Safety Executive Five steps to risk assessment This leaflet aims to help you assess health and safety risks in the workplace A risk assessment is an important step in protecting your workers and your business, as well as complying with the law. It helps you focus on the risks that really matter in your workplace – the ones with the potential to cause real harm. In many instances, straightforward measures can readily control risks, for example ensuring spillages are cleaned up promptly so people do not slip, or cupboard drawers are kept closed to ensure people do not trip. For most, that means simple, cheap and effective measures to ensure your most valuable asset – your workforce – is protected. The law does not expect you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as ‘reasonably practicable’. This guide tells you how to achieve that This is a web-friendly with a minimum of fuss. version of leaflet INDG163(rev2), revised This is not the only way to do a risk assessment, there are other methods that 06/06 work well, particularly for more complex risks and circumstances. However, we believe this method is the most straightforward for most organisations. What is risk assessment?