{"id":12065,"date":"2025-04-05T15:22:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearway.co.uk\/?p=12065"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:46:23","slug":"what-is-a-risk-assessment-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clearway.co.uk\/news\/what-is-a-risk-assessment-in-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a risk assessment in construction?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construction risk assessments are all about identifying potential workplace hazards, assigning responsibility, and assessing the correct steps to mitigate or remove those risks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Building sites have a unique set of potential hazards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A comprehensive risk assessment is crucial, ensuring the workforce can go about their daily tasks without any undue exposure to injury or accident.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what is a risk assessment in construction? Here Clearway explains the steps to building a formal construction risk assessment, with examples to help you create a thorough process to keep your construction site safe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Risk Mitigation: The Purpose of a Construction Site Risk Assessment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While these assessments are required in many sectors, it’s important to remember that it’s about much more than a box-ticking exercise.<\/p>\n

There are four parts to risk assessment:<\/p>\n

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  1. Identifying the hazards<\/li>\n
  2. Evaluating the associated risk level<\/li>\n
  3. Controlling or removing the risk<\/li>\n
  4. Reassessing the risk level<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By thinking about what might<\/em> happen, the likelihood of an incident, and how to effectively manage each risk, you begin to create a safety-aware strategy.<\/p>\n

    This approach benefits everybody on-site, including delivery drivers, members of the public, passing pedestrians and construction workers.<\/p>\n

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    How To Conduct a Construction Site Risk Assessment<\/h2>\n

    To make it as straightforward as possible, we’ll run through each stage of the process, explaining some of the potential measures available to reduce your overall risk rating.<\/p>\n

    Note that insurers, clients, inspectors and surveyors may wish to see your risk assessment and the suitable safeguards in place.<\/p>\n

    Risk assessments are a legal responsibility, so a site manager should complete the process, with the authority to make changes to fundamental procedures where the risk level is unacceptably high.<\/p>\n

    Another option is to contact Clearway to arrange a FREE <\/strong>Construction Site Security <\/strong><\/a>Health Check, with guidance from skilled construction specialists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Building Site Risk Assessments in 4 Steps<\/h2>\n

    1. Identifying Risk Assessment Hazards on a Construction Site<\/h2>\n

    Phase one is to work through every element of your construction site methodically, including a physical site inspection.<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n