Why? I have never worked for a company who has risk assessed me attending work, it is up to people how they get there!

Well I have! When an office was set up in the area to the North of Kings Cross Station, in the late '80s, the area was 'renowned' for street based prostitution.

Management decided that the risk to female staff walking back to the Station area [no public bus service] was too great. [However, I'm not certain there was a formal risk assessment - just an application of Common Sense by senior management].

Therefore female staff were told to book a cab [Account set up for the purpose] if they were walking alone back from the offices after dark. The 'facility' was regularly used, especially in Winter.

Was it necessary - almost definitely.

Great for staff morale.

True - but who wants to work for a company who only does the bare minimum required for their staff welfare and wellbeing?

Its an appalling attitude to take

Second point - going back to the original posting. Max said
"The business is moving from an inner city depot with parking and good transport links to an industrial unit on the outskirts of the city with little parking and no bus service. I've been asked if I would risk assess several routes which the project manager has mapped for staff parking locally and then completing their journey into work on-foot. Some of those routes are 40 minutes and cross under motorways via underpasses and through an industrial estate with high HGV movement. "

As the staff were employed elsewhere, and their ways of getting to work are changed by the relocation of the offices, perhaps there is an onus on the company to consider the effects of the change.

Also - I hope the 'bosses', aren't parking at the new offices, but walking like the rest [some hope!]

In the good old days of strong unions - all this would have been covered before any move is agree [including walking time payments etc etc, as staff could spend over an hour extra walking to/from work]

Normally the journey to and from work is outwith the business responsabilities; However, by relocating from one area to another, with what appears to be poor parking/commuting compared to the current location i think there is a wider "business risk" issue to be addressed. So maybe a "risk assessment" is required, just not a "Health and Safety Risk Assessment".
Precedents have been set ( I know of a local authority and a large utility co) for instance increased travel time and costs have resulted in either ex gratia or on going payment to cover the extra time and costs etc and also there is a risk to the business that some stff will find better offers else where - Again ,not directly "Health and Safety" but consider the effect if you lose all your fire wardens, or even a couple of fire wardens over the 6 months following the move - that is a Health and safety issue
Slightly off topic but worth a think

MaxPayne,

I would tell your boss the issue should be managed by HR. They can do a (non H&S) risk assessment, you could assist with your experience.