Workstation Risk Assessments
What is a Risk Assessment?
A Risk Assessment is the process of evaluating health and safety risks arising from hazards in the workplace.
- A hazard is anything that may cause harm such as machinery, equipment, chemicals, biological agents, ergonomic factors, electricity, an open drawer or aspects of work organisation.
- The risk is the chance or probability high or low, that somebody could be harmed by these or other hazards.
First eliminate the hazards and if this is
not possible control the risks
We provide assistance to your organisation in compliance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The risk assessment is structured to help employers, line managers and other people responsible to;
- Identify the hazards in the workplace and those at risk
- Evaluate the risks associated with those hazards
- Determine what measures should be taken to protect the safety and health of employees and others having due regard to current legislation
- Put in place preventive and protective measures
- Monitor measures put in place to see if they are working or are being implemented
We provide workstation risk assessments and VDU sight screening tests for public and private sector companies nationwide including;
- Building Societies - Banking - Semi-State Bodies - Colleges of Technology - Health Centres - Legal
- Engineering Companies - Financial Institutions - County Councils - Architect offices - Pharmaceutical
- Educational Institutions - Stockbrokers - Government Agencies - Risk & Wealth Management - Industrial
- Credit Unions - Libraries - Insurance Firms
Workstation Risk Assessments
The following components of each employee’s workstation are evaluated for compliance with current legislation:-
- Display Screen and CPU
- Electronic Keyboard
- Mouse or pointing device
- Office desk including pedestal
- Office chair safety check
- Use of and position of Telephone
- Human computer interface
- Alignment including posture
- Health and Comfort issues
- Cable Management issues
- Potential for slips and falls
- Ergonomics and Training
Where corrective action is required, for example, an adjustment to the display screen, or chair, we fix these issues on site thus making immediate improvements to the workstation. In turn, this helps to create a safer and healthier working environment for the employee.
