Risk assessment – why it is so important for your company

As the operator of a plant and as an employer, you share responsibility for the safety and health of your workforce. That's why the German Occupational Safety and Health Act (ArbSchG) requires you to “assess the hazards employees face in their work to determine what occupational safety measures are necessary.” Infraserv Höchst's experienced experts will be happy to help your company with this complex task.

The legal requirements for occupational safety are very high and are regulated by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and a large number of other ordinances and trade association regulations: Business owners must ensure that occupational safety is guaranteed in their company. If people suffer injury due to safety deficiencies, the question of managing director and plant manager liability very quickly arises.

The following therefore applies: Avoid unnecessary risks in your company by working together with competent support to minimize potential sources of danger in a continuous improvement process! After all, if you don't deal with the topic of occupational safety on an ongoing basis, you will quickly lose sight of the bigger picture.

Occupational safety includes areas such as

• Basic organizational factors
• Hazards due to workplace design
• Hazards due to ergonomic factors
• Mechanical hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Hazards due to substances
• Fire and explosion hazards
• Biological hazards
• Hazards due to special physical effects
• Hazards due to mental stress
• Other hazards and stress factors

Importance of risk assessment in the context of occupational safety

The risk assessment enables the identification, evaluation, classification and documentation of hazards and stresses to which employees are exposed at their workplace in the course of their work. The risk assessment thus forms a cornerstone of occupational safety and the basis for deriving targeted occupational safety measures.

When carrying out the risk assessment, a clearly structured procedure is recommended, which generally comprises the following steps

The seven steps of a risk assessment

On the safe side with expert support

Responsibilities and liability for tasks related to occupational safety are not always clearly regulated by law. In view of the complexity of the requirements, it can help to call in external, experienced consultants who can immediately identify where there is still a need for action in your company.

Infraserv is your expert partner for operational risk assessment

The aspects of occupational safety that are included in the risk assessment depend on a company's structure and specific processes.

Infraserv Höchst has been providing risk assessment services to companies in Industriepark Höchst and elsewhere for many years. Our extensive experience with a wide variety of plant configurations is incorporated into every risk assessment.

Infraserv's experts have developed established standards for all processes that speed up many workflows and make them more cost-efficient. All individual steps are documented transparently for customers to simplify updating the risk assessment and avoid unnecessary labor and cost expenditures.

Get a no-obligation consultation now to find out how Infraserv experts can help your company with its risk assessment.