Risk assessment: incorporating Covid-19

This text offers assistance for updating companies' single risk assessment document, due to the coronavirus health crisis.

Marie Faucon
Consultante HSE
Publication : 
05.12.2020
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Please note: This article concerns French legislation. The requirements described may not apply in other countries.

During this period of coronavirus health crisis, all companies must update their risk assessment / single document (Article R 4121-1 of the Labor Code). However, this is a rather difficult task because the risks, the measures implemented, and the working methods are new. Many QSE and HSE managers and coordinators find themselves alone with their concerns.

Indeed, how can I update my risk assessment / single document (SD) in the best possible way in the current context? What are the risks, control measures, assessments, and best practices?

The objectives of this summary on risk assessment

- To enable you to more easily update your risk assessment ;
- To offer you the opportunity to check/validate the work you have done;
- To assist you in identifying prevention and protection measures that can be implemented
- To allow you to gain perspective on your risk assessment.

Thanks to this summary, you will be able to answer many questions related to:

- The granularity in your work units -WUs- (Just a global line for the company? Same WUs as before? Detailed by risk area -toilets, changing rooms...)

- Different or new risks to consider (Contamination? Social isolation related to remote work ? Depression linked to the fear of losing business and employment?...)

- How to perform the risk scoring? (Same criteria for Severity, Frequency, No scoring?...)

- Prevention and protection measures, in addition to barrier measures? (Reception of external companies, Drivers, External worksites, client visits, stores…)

We hope you find this document useful.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones.