As an employer, you’re required by law to protect your employees, and others, from harm.
Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, the minimum you must do is:
- Identify what could cause injury or illness in your business (hazards)
- Decide how likely it is that someone could be harmed and how seriously (the risk)
- Take action to eliminate the hazard, or if this isn’t possible, control the risk
Assessing risk is just one part of the overall process used to control risks in your workplace.
For most small, low-risk businesses the steps you need to take are straightforward.
Areas we can undertake/assist with undertaking risk assessments include:
- Baseline Risk Assessment
- Issue Base Risk Assessments
- PPE Risk Assessment
- Substances Hazardous to Health
- Work Equipment/Machinery