Health and safety regulations require employers to carry out an assessment of the risks to the health of workers from WRULDs that may be caused or made worse by the workplace. A suitable and sufficient risk assessment is required wherever risk factors for WRULD’s are present.
Where there are five or more employees a written copy of the risk assessment should be provided and employees should always be informed of any significant findings from the assessment process.
Understanding when employees and others may be exposed to risk factors for WRULD’s is important when conducting a risk assessment. All potential WRULD hazards should be identified as well as who is likely to be exposed, and for how long.
In workplaces, taking the following steps will assist you in identifying problem tasks and developing a risk assessment:
Task related factors
Environment-related factors
Worker-related factors
