Recurring concern
Failure to assess risks before hazardous work tasks
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Request correctionFirst reported 19 Jun 2014•Latest report 2 Mar 2020
What this concern includes
Includes failures of task-specific risk assessment before hazardous work, including missing assessments, assessments that fail to identify relevant hazards, and failures to use the assessment to determine safer methods or alternatives.
Not included
- Excludes generic safety culture, training, supervision or documentation deficiencies unless they directly constitute a failure of the task-risk-assessment process.
- Excludes equipment-suitability assessments where no broader task-risk-assessment failure is identified.
- Excludes failures in the execution of work after an adequate task-risk assessment has been completed.
- Excludes clinical, care, environmental or other risk assessments that are not specifically assessments of hazardous work tasks.
- Reports
- 6
- Individual concerns
- 6
- Date range
- 2014–2020
- Stated actions
- 7
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of suitable and sufficient risk assessment before hazardous tasks
This report raised 6 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Provide refresher risk-assessment training to personnel expected to undertake risk assessments.
Stated by Bam Nuttall Limited
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
Construction and site-operation concerns fall outside BMM JV’s involvement and therefore are not addressed by BMM JV.
Stated by Bmm Jv Limited
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Position
BAM Nuttall is responsible for responding to concerns concerning construction and site operations.
Stated by Bmm Jv Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure to undertake risk assessments for work tasks
This report raised 9 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of a specific risk assessment or method statement for the work
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
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Action
Work with the HSE and health and safety consultants to establish comprehensive risk assessments and safe systems of work.
Stated by Agd Equipment Limited -
Action
Review risk assessments, COSHH assessments and safe systems of work following the accident.
Stated by Agd Equipment Limited -
Action
Develop task-specific safe systems of work and deliver toolbox talks to relevant employees, maintaining records and discussing them through the safety committee.
Stated by Agd Equipment Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure to identify risks in farm task risk assessments
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Action
Complete and update the grain-store risk assessment and method statement for the revised cleaning method.
Stated by Maurice Mason Limited -
Action
Commission CSML to review and amend health-and-safety policies, risk assessments, safe systems, emergency plans and the employee handbook.
Stated by Maurice Mason Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure to reassess work methods when the existing method is no longer viable
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Complete behavioural safety training to improve decision-making when tasks or circumstances deviate from normal procedures.
Stated by Wayland Farms Limited
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Concerns raised1
Failure to assess humidity and wind conditions immediately before firework displays
This report raised 8 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026