Section 10: Risk assessment by employer

10. Risk assessment by employer (1) Every employer shall, within 30 days of the start of operation of his undertaking, make a suitable and sufficient assessment of— (a) any risk to the safety and health to which any employee is exposed whilst he is at work; and (b) any risk to the safety and health of any person not in his employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct by him of his undertaking, for the purpose of identifying the measures he needs to implement in order to comply with the requirements imposed upon him by this Act, and any other enactment. (2) Any assessment made under subsection (1) shall be reviewed by the employer— (a) not later than 2 years after any assessment; or (b) earlier— (i) where the employer is informed by the Permanent Secretary that it is no longer valid; or (ii) where there has been a significant change in the matters to which it relates. (3) Where an assessment carried out under subsections (1) and (2) reveals that safety and health measures are inadequate to meet the requirements of this Act, the employer shall implement measures required within the shortest possible delay.