Risk Assessment Kits: Prevent Accidents & Injuries in Your Workplace!
Last week, we looked at the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash that has been in the news recently and asked what could be learned from the accident that resulted in a number of serious injuries and a multi-million pound fine for park owners Merlin Entertainments.
Probably the single most important takeaway from this mess concerns the importance of risk assessments. Paul Paxton, the lawyer who represented the injured parties in court, criticised Merlin's "catastrophic failure to assess risk" in a statement to the press, and it's hard not to agree with him; you can't help but wonder if the accident at Alton Towers could have been prevented with a more thorough assessment of possible dangers beforehand.
Of course, risk assessments are crucially important in any line of work - just because you're not working with rollercoasters and thrill rides doesn't mean that people can't get hurt on your premises! We at Label Source stock a range of risk assessment kits that will help you to carry out a thorough assessment of all the possible hazards in your workplace. Available kits include:
- Workplace Risk Assessment Kit - This general risk assessment kit (pictured above) is ideal for identifying and minimising hazards in any work environment.
- COSHH Risk Assessment Kit - This kit specifically deals with threats posed by hazardous substances and chemicals.
- Fire Risk Assessment Kit - This kit is great for assessing fire safety on your premises.
- Manual Handling Risk Assessment Kit - Manual handling can be dangerous! Prevent accidents and injuries with this risk assessment kit.
- Display Screen Equipment Risk Assessment Kit - This kit will help you to ensure the safe, healthy use of computer equipment at work.
Click here to see our full collection of risk assessment kits.
