Assessing and Controlling Risk, a guide for business. Video four: Check controls.
Controls that are put in place to prevent or mitigate risks must be monitored to ensure they work as planned.
Checking controls involves the same methods as demonstrated in our first video identifying hazards.
Examples of ways to check the effectiveness of controls are: regular site inspections and audits, Consulting with staff, contractors and landlords, inspecting, testing and maintenance of risk control systems, using available information such as manufacturer and supplier instructions, analysing records and data such as incident and near miss reports.
In order to maintain controls in place at your business, and ensure that they remain effective, you should: review hazards and risk assessment regularly, review, test and maintain all engineering controls, allocate responsibility and accountability at your workplace for risks and their controls, consult with staff and other stakeholders on effectiveness of controls and on any new or changed hazards, communicate clearly and effectively about hazards and risk control, conduct regular training of staff, including refresher courses for administrative controls.
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