14/09/2026
🎙️ Season 4 of the Stay Safe Podcast is here.
And we’re kicking things off with a topic that every workplace should get right:
Risk assessments.
Not forms completed for the sake of compliance.
Not another document sitting in a folder.
But a practical tool that helps people understand what could cause harm — and what they need to do about it.
In S4E01 – Effective Risk Assessments: Beyond the Form, I look at how we can make risk assessments genuinely useful.
We cover:
• Starting with the actual activity, not a generic template
• Involving the people who carry out the work
• Considering normal, non-routine and rushed situations
• Choosing practical controls that work in the real world
• Why eliminating or controlling the hazard comes before simply telling people to “take care”
• Reviewing assessments when work, equipment or circumstances change
• Why risk scores should support judgement — not replace it
A good risk assessment should be a live part of how work is managed.
It should create conversations.
It should influence decisions.
And most importantly, it should help prevent people getting hurt.
We also look at how SRM Genie can support the management of risk assessments, documents and actions — whilst keeping the focus where it belongs: on people and effective controls.
🎧 Season 4, Episode 1 is available now.
🔹 Spotify: https://zurl.co/2r21a
🔹 Apple Podcast: https://zurl.co/wKXUD
🔹 YouTube: https://zurl.co/cjJqk
If risk assessments in your business have become more about completing the form than controlling the risk, this episode is worth a listen.
