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14/07/11 Why Opt For An HSE Risk Assessment The next time you walk into your place of work have a careful look around and try and count the number of potential hazards that could befall you or a colleague. Also seek out the health and safety measures that are in place to help prevent and protect you from accidents within the work environment. If you are struggling with the latter then it might be time to speak to your managers about the need for an up to date HSE risk assessment. This shouldn’t be greeted with excuses or be waived away by your bosses; rather your suggestions should be treated with respect and due attention. The actions that are then taken by your employer will then determine the future of the business in which you work and contribute on a daily basis. The HSE risk assessment will be able to weed out all of the safety shortfalls that are currently showing up in the workplace and then advise as to how to rectify them. The idea behind theHSE risk assessment is not to vilify or point the finger but rather to educate and advise. The health and safety of the workplace and those who exist within it is of paramount importance. If you look at it from a business point of view alone, an accident in the workplace can be extremely costly for a company. Not only will there be damages to pay but also the member of staff will be off sick whilst they convalesce. This is costing the company money, and less work is being completed in light of this. The galling thing is that all of this could have been avoided by complying with the recommendations made by the health and safety representative when they came to carry out theHSE risk assessment. It is worth remembering that whilst they are not deployed to punish, they do have the ability to issue improvement orders and can in certain circumstances close a facility or workplace should they deem that their recommendations have not been meet to a satisfactory standard. At the end of the day they have the best interest of the employee and the customer or member of the general public at heart. As should the business owner. If you are a business owner, consider this, should you fail to meet the minimum requirements as laid down by the HSE risk assessment, then you are liable for any accident that may occur in your work place. You can be charged with gross negligence and may even face a jail sentence if the accident is deemed bad enough and your lack of due care is notable. This may mean the end of your career, your business and the jobs of all of your employees. All of this because you were unprepared to follow the health and safety guidelines to the letter and ignored the recommendations of the health a safety officer who came to carry out your HSE risk assessment, hardly seems worth it does it? Health and safety is there to help everyone to remain safe – it is not there to catch businesses out.
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