Risk Assessment

Why do a Risk Assessment?

Legal:

In terms of Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the employer shall provide and maintain a safe working environment. Conceivably the first question a Department of Labour Inspector will ask when your premises is inspected.

Moral:

Every employer has a moral duty towards the health and safety of the employees. A proper Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis isolates the areas where harm could be done to employees and other stakeholders in the business. It delivers guidance in the methods to be implemented to ensure effective protection.

Financial Saving:

Risk management serves a dual financial gain purpose to the employer, in that costs are saved in the implementation phases, unnecessary elements will not be purchased and implemented and secondly, operational costs can be reduced i.e. property damage and consumable waste can be reduced when implementing a proper risk control system.