Introduction
One of the main topics for all health and safety practitioners is the risk assessment, it is generally the core work of occupational safety and health because it is the document that covers all hazards and risks associated with the tasks and activities going on in a workplace.
The occupational health and safety policy consists of three parts: statement of intent, organisations and the arrangement. The statement of intent includes the commitment and declaration of the management toward occupational safety and health, the organization part covers the roles and responsibilities of the workforce from top to bottom, the last part, arrangement, include many topics that answer the question of how are we going to manage and control the risks at the workplace, including the risk assessment.
This essay will discuss risk profiling and risk assessment in detail, and examine the differences and similarities between them.
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Conclusion
The difference between the risk assessment and risk profiling is about the goal and objective of each one, the goal of risk profiling is to preserve the business from threats that stem from occupational safety and health, as in the consequences of a worker death is catastrophic to the entire business. However, the risk assessment is a critical document to identify the hazards and decide on a viable control measure.
NEBOSH IG: Risk profiling vs risk assessment