safety
Risk Assessment Checklist
Use this to produce a defensible risk assessment in under an hour.
Define scope and activity
What task, where, who is involved.
~10 min
Identify hazards
Walk the task, ask the team, review past incidents.
~30 min
Decide who could be harmed
Include contractors, visitors and vulnerable groups.
~15 min
Score likelihood and severity
Use a consistent matrix across the business.
~15 min
Add control measures
Eliminate, substitute, engineer, administrate, then PPE.
~30 min
Assign owners and dates
No control without a named owner.
~10 min
Set the review date
Review after incidents, changes or annually.
~5 min
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