The aim is to prevent accident and illness. It is carried out by identifying risk and using appropriate control measures to minimize or eliminate the risk. Risk Assessment of all activities is required by Law . Hazard A hazard is anything that may cause harm. Glass bottles can be considered a hazard.
Electricity is a hazard.
To make life a little easier, we have divided the hazards into groups. These are then sub-divided. The risk is essentially the likelihood of something happening. Using a suitable control measure . Often the best control measures will start with the words DO NOT .