Risk Assessment Responsibilities

When to prepare a HSE risk assessment

Employers (or the self-employed person) must ensure that a suitable and sufficient risk assessment has been produced prior to starting a specific task or work-related activity to eliminate, reduce or suitably control any associated risks to the health, safety and wellbeing of any person involved with or affected by that task.

Employers should also ensure that employees are fully aware of any risk assessments that are relevant to a specific work-related project.

Who is responsible for ensuring a health and safety risk assessment is carried out?

It is the responsibility of the employer (or the self-employed person) to carry out the risk assessment, or appoint someone with the relevant knowledge, experience, and skills to be able to assist with this.