Explain the Continuous Risk Assessment Process (SO1-AC1)

A continuous risk assessment is a critical examination of health and safety hazards at a construction site. Performing regular construction risk assessments can help construction stakeholders to comply with health and safety regulations, and can help safety teams to implement corrective measures and protect workers from health and safety threats.

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Regulation 9(1) For Risk Assessment in Construction

In most cases, it will be a good start for a supervisor to simply look and see what is happening in the workplace. By simply observing what is happening and how the staff is dealing with challenges that could pose a risk, the supervisor should get a first-hand indication of possible risks. Checklists, like inspection checklists, and pre-use checklists can also play an important role in identifying possible risks immediately.

To keep companies on their toes, it has become compulsory to carry out a risk assessment, prepare a safety statement and to implement what has been written down.

Violating these rules could cost companies dearly; an inspector is allowed to close down a site until such time as it is deemed safe again.