Posted By Tina Hansen I work with multiple sites and we are trying to develop a standardized system for our sites to perform risk assessments. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations or ideas of how to deal with this issue?

Posted By CJP Within Europe I would build on the basic requirement from Article 6 of Directive 89/391/EEC, making the assumption that each country has aligned with it. OK it does not say how to do a risk assessment but it does define the expected outcomes. Namely: following general principles of prevention: (a)avoiding risks; (b)evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided: (c)combating the risks at source; (d)adapting the work to the individual, especially as regards the design of work places, the choice of work equipment and the choice of working and production methods, with a view, in particular, to alleviating monotonous work and work at a predetermined work-rate and to reducing their effect on health. (e)adapting to technical progress; (f)replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous or the less dangerous; (g)developing a coherent overall prevention policy which covers technology, organization of work, working conditions, social relationships and the influence of factors related to the working environment; (h)giving collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures; (i)giving appropriate instructions to the workers.