Guided workplace health and safety review

A guided process for Health and Safety reps and new activists to review workplace H&S risk assessments

How does the tool work?

This tool can be used by all activists to create a report reviewing workplace health and safety (H&S) risk assessments. Use the tool to guide you through the 5-step process. Once you have completed all 5 steps, a PDF report will be created and sent to your email address. This can then be used as supporting information in talks to improve the safety of the workplace.

What are the benefits of using this tool?

Branch activists, especially safety reps have an important role in examining employers’ risk assessments. Part of this work is deciding whether they are suitable and sufficient. This tool supports you in the review process and guides you through the steps to take. Once you have completed the steps a PDF of the report will be generated to be used in workplace negotiations for improvements.

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Access the workplace risk assessment review below.

Workplace risk assessment review

Current Introduction
Step 1 - Identify hazards
Step 2 - Decide who might be harmed and how
Step 3 - Assess the risk and identify ways to avoid or reduce that risk
Step 4 - Record and apply findings
Step 5 - Review the risk assessment and update if necessary
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This tool can be used to create a report reviewing workplace H&S risk assessments. Use the tool to guide you through the 5-step process approved by the Health and Safety executive.

Once you have completed all 5 steps a report will be created for you to use as supporting information in talks to improve the safety of the workplace.

One way for the employer to identify hazards of concern is to consult you, as the safety rep, and to ask the employees themselves.

This is a very effective way to identify hazards because you and your colleagues are doing the job and **know how work is actually done**. You know what doesn’t work and know what causes problems and concern.

Being more familiar with the work means you and your colleagues are more likely than others less familiar with the work to notice hazards and risks.

It important not to forget the less obvious hazards from non-routine tasks and long-term hazards to health.