Liability Risk Assessments
Ensure your employers’ and public liability risk management is effective through an assessment of systems and procedures against best practice by an expert in liability and claims defensibility.
What Is a Liability Risk Assessment?
A liability risk assessment is a structured review of your organisation’s activities, policies, and procedures to pinpoint areas where you may be exposed to legal, regulatory, or operational risk. Our expert team evaluates your current controls, identifies gaps, and provides practical recommendations to reduce your risk profile.
Types of Liability Assessments
Employers’ Liability Assessment
Our Employers’ Liability Assessment evaluates the effectiveness of your health and safety management system, training provision, documentation standards, management commitment, communication, and consultation arrangements. We also focus on how you identify and control significant safety risks and your ability to defend claims.
Key Benefits for You
- Insight into health and safety liabilities within your business
- Clear understanding of how well you manage health and safety risks
- Assessment of the robustness of your arrangements for preventing and defending claims
What to Expect
- Initial scoping meeting with a dedicated risk consultant
- Desktop review of relevant health and safety documents
- Discussion of your arrangements for managing employee safety
- Site walk-through to observe controls and procedures
- Closing meeting and comprehensive report with recommendations for improvement
Construction Liability Assessment
Our Construction Liability Risk Assessment evaluates the effectiveness of your site safety management, contractor controls, documentation standards, project supervision, and incident response arrangements. We also focus on how you identify and control significant construction-related risks and your ability to defend claims.
Key Benefits for You
- Insight into health, safety, and liability risks specific to construction activities
- Clear understanding of how well you control construction site risks and meet regulatory requirements
- Assessment of the strength of your arrangements for incident prevention and claims defence
What to Expect
- Initial scoping meeting with a dedicated risk consultant
- Review of construction project health and safety documentation
- Evaluation of contractor management and site supervision practices
- Site walk-through to observe controls and procedures in action
- Closing meeting and a detailed report with practical recommendations for improvement
Product Liability Assessment
Our Product Liability Risk Assessment examines the effectiveness of your product safety management processes, including design controls, supplier management, quality assurance, documentation standards, and recall procedures. We also focus on how you identify and control significant product-related risks and your ability to defend claims.
Key Benefits for You
- Insight into potential liabilities associated with your products
- Clear understanding of how well you manage product safety and compliance risks
- Assessment of the robustness of your arrangements for preventing and defending product-related claims
What to Expect
- Initial scoping meeting with a dedicated risk consultant
- Review of key product safety and quality documentation
- Evaluation of supplier management and quality control arrangements
- Site walk-through to observe product safety practices
- Closing meeting and a comprehensive report with recommendations for improvement
Slip, Trip & Fall Risk Assessment
Our Slip, Trip & Fall Risk Assessment takes a comprehensive view, evaluating flooring types, environmental conditions, and how surfaces perform when contaminated. We also review cleaning regimes and policies to help prevent incidents and support claims defensibility. Many clients use this service when sourcing new flooring or managing high footfall areas, where slip risk is heightened and proactive management is essential.
Key Benefits for You
- Insight into slip, trip, and fall risks within your premises
- Clear understanding of how well you manage and control slip, trip, and fall hazards
- Assessment of the effectiveness of your preventative measures and claims defensibility
What to Expect
- Initial scoping meeting with a dedicated risk consultant
- Assessment of flooring types, environmental factors, and contamination risks
- Review of cleaning regimes, inspection routines, and incident records
- Site walk-through to observe high-risk areas and current controls
- Closing meeting and comprehensive report with recommendations for improvement
Motor Fleet Liability Risks Assessment
Our Motor Fleet Risk Assessment reviews the effectiveness of your fleet management systems, driver training programmes, vehicle maintenance practices, and journey planning controls. We also assess how you identify and manage significant fleet risks, monitor incidents, and your ability to defend claims relating to motor fleet operations.
