hazards and risks

• What is the difference between 'hazard' and 'risk'?  more...
• What is a risk assessment?  more...
• What are the five steps to risk assessment?  more...
• How should my employer deal with hazards?  more...
• How often should risk assessment take place?  more...

further information

Risk assessment: A guide for UNISON safety representatives, available from UNISON health and safety unit, tel: 020 7551 1446.

Making your workplace safer: GMB safety representatives’ guide and Guide to risk assessment, available from GMB, tel: 020 8947 3131.

Five steps to risk assessment, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), available from HSE Books, tel: 01787 881165, or go to: www.hse.gov.uk to download a copy.