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Risk assessments

What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, while carrying out your role or studies, could cause harm to people including yourself, so that you can weigh up whether you have taken enough precautions, or should do more to prevent harm. 

It is the responsibility of the Academic Supervisor / Principle Investigator / Line Manager to ensure that the appropriate risk assessments have been completed. The Academic Supervisor / Principle Investigator / Line Manager must authorise the final version before use.

Risk assessment templates

This page contains a series of risk assessment templates for use as a starting point for your own assessments. They must be modified to your work, please see Guidance on Using Generic Risk Assessments.