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Understand the risks. Plan the next steps.

Risk Assessments

Practical assessment support to help your team understand workplace hazards and turn findings into an agreed action plan.

Discuss your requirements

A service shaped around you

Risk Assessments,with your priorities in mind.

Our risk assessment support starts with the activities, people and conditions that make your workplace different. We will agree the assessment boundaries and competent delivery arrangements before any work begins.

Who it’s for

Businesses, facilities teams and property managers seeking support with an agreed workplace assessment. Specialist risks will need the right expertise and a separate scope where appropriate. The proposed service will consider your existing arrangements and priorities, helping establish clear boundaries and responsibilities before an assessment is accepted.

The scope of your service

What your service can include

A focused assessment should lead to useful actions. The proposed scope will be agreed around your premises and activities. Select an area below to explore what can be included.

An agreed assessment scope

Define the areas, activities and people to be considered, together with any existing assessments and known concerns. The boundaries identify the activities and people to be considered, with any excluded or specialist matters recorded separately.

A review of workplace hazards

Consider what could cause harm, who could be affected and the controls already in place, with input from people familiar with the work. Existing controls and site conditions inform the proposed review, with suitable competence confirmed for the risks involved.

Practical actions and records

Document the agreed findings and additional actions, with named owners and target dates for your team to manage. The reporting format and responsibilities are agreed so the findings can be considered alongside your existing management arrangements.

A plan for review

Agree how findings will be handed over and when the assessment should be revisited as work or conditions change. The intended review arrangements are discussed with your team; any further assessment or specialist work requires an agreed scope.

Existing information and site context

Review the records, operating arrangements and relevant concerns provided by your team. This information helps define the proposed assessment and identify where further details or specialist competence are required before work is agreed.

Discuss your requirements

A clear plan. Accountable delivery.

Understand the work

Share your premises, activities, existing records and the concerns you want the assessment to address. This gives the discussion a practical starting point, focused on the priorities that matter to your organisation.

Agree the right expertise

Confirm the scope and a person competent for the risks involved before an assessment is booked. The proposed specification makes responsibilities and exclusions clear, with any additional requirements confirmed separately.

Turn findings into action

Review the findings with your team and agree ownership of the practical next steps. Communication and next steps are agreed with your nominated contact, providing clarity around the proposed arrangement.

Useful to know

Your questions, answered.

A useful assessment reflects what happens in your workplace and helps your team act on the findings.

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Is this service available now?

Risk assessment support is available by arrangement. We confirm the assessment scope, assessor competence and delivery arrangements when quoting.

Does one assessment cover every type of risk?

No. Fire, asbestos, legionella and other specialist risks may require separate assessments and specialist competence. These are not automatically included in a general workplace assessment.

When should an assessment be reviewed?

HSE advises reviewing controls when they may no longer work, when workplace changes introduce risks, or when problems, accidents or near misses indicate a review is needed. Read HSE’s risk assessment guidance.

What information is useful before an assessment?

Share the activities, premises, existing records and concerns you want considered. We would use this information to define the proposed boundaries and identify the competence required.

Can the assessment cover more than one site?

A multi-site requirement can be discussed, with activities and conditions considered for each location. Coverage, competent delivery, availability and pricing would be confirmed before an arrangement is accepted.

How would findings be presented?

The reporting format and intended recipients would be agreed beforehand. The proposed scope would clarify how findings, recommended actions and responsibilities are recorded for your team's consideration.