Work Activity Risk Assessments in the Workplace

Work activities can create different hazards depending on the task, equipment, environment and people involved.

KIS Safety can help businesses assess those activities and turn the findings into a clear, practical risk assessment.

What is a work activity risk assessment?

It looks at a particular workplace activity or task and identifies what could cause harm, who could be affected, the control measures already in place and whether further action is required.

Relevant examples can include manual handling, use of workplace equipment, maintenance activity, workplace movement, storage and routine operational tasks.

When might you need one?

• introducing a new activity
• changing how an existing activity is performed
• introducing different equipment
• reviewing an existing process
• identifying a new hazard
• responding to a concern around an activity

How KIS approaches it

Understand what is happening → identify the hazards → review existing controls → identify any further action → record it clearly.

What you receive

• the activity assessed
• hazards identified
• people who could be affected
• controls already in place
• additional actions where required