Risk assessments
The requirement to carry out risk assessment is implicit in the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and made explicit by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. NES is required to carry out suitable risk assessments of all its activities and record the significant findings.
NES’s approach is to carry out an organisation wide risk assessment of it’s activities which then identifies where more detailed risk assessment is required.
Suitable fire and legionella risk assessments should be in place where NES staff are located or where they operate.
Additional assessments will be carried out where required for specific topics e.g. manual handling, COSHH, lone working, stress, PPE, work equipment, Display Screen Equipment, driving at work, new and expectant mothers, violence at work, working with radiation, noise and working at height.
All assessments will be periodically reviewed and will be made available to staff.
The NES organisation wide risk assessment can be found here
This should be available through local management or the health and safety notice board.
This should be available through local management or the health and safety notice board.
This should be available through local management or the health and safety notice board.
Legislation requires that employers review arrangements when informed that an individual is pregnant and during the pregnancy. This risk assessment should be carried out by the line manager/clinical supervisor. A NES health and safety procedure provides guidance. It is available here.
Fire assessments should be available from local management
Legionella assessments should be available from local management.