RISK ASSESSMENTS AND HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE HEALTH & CARE SECTORS

Previous posts have set out the significance of risk assessments in post ERRA litigation.

The HSE has recently produced new guidance on risk assessment specifically on the care sector.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/sensible-risk-assessment-care-settings.htm?ebul=gd-healthsocial&cr=2/oct13

There is also a revised edition of Health and Safety standards for those working in the NHS which can be located at

http://www.nhsemployers.org/Aboutus/Publications/Pages/workplace-health-safety-standards.aspx