Risk Assessments — Premises and Business-Wide¶
The eighteen business-wide risk assessments, RA_HO_01 through RA_HO_18. They cover the home and office environment, the yard and premises, and the subjects that apply across every job — driving for work, contractor management, environmental impact and personal protective equipment. Task-specific field risk assessments are maintained on the Van Packs site.
The RA_HO_ prefix is the series reference and is retained; the assessments are not renumbered.
All risk assessments use the same 4 × 4 matrix as APP_07 Hazard Identification and APP_08 OHS Hazard Assessments Register, so scoring is consistent across the IMS.
Reissued 04/09/2026 — Issue 2
RA_HO_01 to RA_HO_17 were substantively reviewed and reissued on 04/09/2026. The review removed controls the previous version claimed but AMWS does not operate, rewrote each assessment around the actual AMWS structure (a five-person office and consultant arrangement supporting 20 field teams) and re-scored the residual risk. 13 of the 113 hazard rows now carry a medium residual rating, each with a named owner and a target date. The reasoning is set out in POLICY-REISSUE-RECORD and the RA review record held with the Directors.
RA_HO_18 Fatigue Management was issued in May 2026 and keeps its own review date.
Risk-rating key (4 × 4)¶
| Likelihood → Severity ↓ |
Remote (1) | Unlikely (2) | Likely (3) | Almost Certain (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negligible (1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Minor (2) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Serious (3) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Catastrophic (4) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
- 🟢 Low (1-5) — Monitor and review
- 🟡 Medium (6-11) — Action required within defined timescale
- 🔴 High (12-16) — Immediate action required
How the matrix is applied, and how residual risk is judged acceptable, is set out in the Risk Scoring Method.
Home & office risk assessments¶
| Ref | Title | Status | Next Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| RA_HO_01 | Remote Workstation Setup | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_02 | Cloud Data Management | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_03 | Home Electrical Safety | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_04 | Lone Working | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_05 | Cyber Security | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_06 | Office Fire Safety | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_07 | Manual Handling | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_08 | Stress & Wellbeing | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_09 | Confidential Data Handling | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_10 | Slips, Trips & Falls | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_11 | Display Screen Equipment | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_12 | Driving for Work | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_13 | Contractor Management | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_14 | Environmental Impact | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_15 | Personal Protective Equipment | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_16 | First Aid Provision | Active | 04/09/2027 |
| RA_HO_17 | Fire Safety Management | Active | 04/09/2027 |
RA_HO_18 [NEW 2026] |
Fatigue Management | Active | 04/05/2027 |
How this document is approved
Risk assessments are reviewed annually (mandatory under Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Reg 3) plus on incident, near-miss, change of work practice, new legislation, or regulator guidance. Sign-off at the standing weekly Director / HSQE compliance call (Sean Ashton, Onyx + Leanne Mason). Annual Management Review (September) provides strategic confirmation.