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Posted By Bob Matthews AIIRSM
Can anyone tell me how long we have to keep risk assessments for?
I understand that for asbestos, COSHH and lead it is for 40 years, but what about contractors on site who have completed their work? and risk assessments for a factory shopfloor?
Regards
Bob
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Posted By Nick Higginson
Bob,
COSHH assessments don't have to be kept for 40 years. It is health records from health surveillance that have to be kept for 40 years. COSHH assessment have to be reviewed, as a minimum, every 5 years. There is no requirement to keep old records, but I guess common sense may tell you to keep the current and the previous assessment. The same could be said for RA's under MHSWR99, excep that there is no stipulated timescale for review, as in COSHH. They should be reviewed when circumstances change or when there is reason to believe that they are no longer valid. Again, it would make sense to keep the current and previous version.
Hope this helps,
Nick
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Posted By David Scott
I would tend to agree with the previous comment on good sense (current plus 1),however, I would also suggest that the old risk assessment should be available for up to 3 years in case there is any litigation waiting round the corner, as amongst the first documents the lawyers ask for is the risk assessment in force at the time of the accident and the one following the accident!
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Posted By Bob Matthews AIIRSM
I agree with both comments, I was going off the HSE "A guide to risk assessments" which states for COSHH, asbestos and lead, assessments are to be kept for a minimum of 40 years from the last entry.
I have assessments going back nore than 12 years, although I have updated these as time goes by
Bob
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