The law already says that significant findings from risk assessments must be written down if you have more than five staff. The guidance now states that you must share the results of your risk assessment with your workforce. The guidance also recommends that you publish your Covid-19 risk assessment on your website, and that all employers with over 50 workers will be expected to do so.

Do we need to do a risk assessment even if we are not reopening because everyone is working from home?

Yes, but it should concentrate on the homeworking risks. You can update it (after consultation) in due course to reflect your plans for re-opening.

How do we go about doing a satisfactory risk assessment?

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides general guidance on how to do a risk assessment, which would need to be adapted for Covid-19 using the appropriate workplace guidance for your particular environment. In summary, the HSE recommends taking the following five steps:

• Identify the hazards in your workplace
• Decide who might be harmed by those hazards and how
• Evaluate the risks and decide on measures you can implement to minimise the risks
• Record your findings and implement them
• Review your risk assessment and update it as necessary

For support assessing your buildings and preparing a COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessment contact the Avison Young team of expert Workplace Consultants.

Health and safety duties

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Home working

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