Risk Assessment
Summary Requirements

General

• Have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment in place, whether location-specific or generic, for every work activity or situation which presents a significant risk to people
• Consider, as appropriate, all forms of occupational risk i.e. health, safety, fire, security

Competency

• Have completed the BBC training for risk assessment and be aware of and understand the Corporate risk assessment process and these Guidelines

When required

• Have completed it in sufficient time to allow the risk assessment to be appropriately authorised, communicated, all precautions implemented and prior to anyone being exposed to the risks identified

• Obtain, check and record risk assessment information from third parties (e.g. contractors) where their activities present a significant risk to those being managed by the BBC.

• Ensure that no one works to a risk assessment which has not been appropriately authorised

• Ensure that all persons who may be exposed to significant risk are aware of and understand the findings of the risk assessment as it relates to them

• Ensure that compliance with the risk assessment is monitored by the responsible manager to ensure that all precautions are implemented.
• Ensure that risk assessments are reviewed and, if necessary, amended: at least once in every 2 year period; as soon as is practical following any serious accident in an activity to which the risk assessment relates; as soon as is practical after it is known that the risk assessment is no longer relevant or appropriate