Risk Assessment Support for Manufacturing, Production & Engineering
This page explains our manufacturing risk assessment support service, helping UK manufacturing, production, engineering and warehouse businesses develop suitable and sufficient risk assessments that reflect real operational risks and controls.
Risk Assessment Support for Manufacturing, Production & Engineering
A manufacturing risk assessment support service helps organisations document suitable and sufficient risk assessments that accurately reflect real operations, activities and controls on site.
TIPS Consultancy Ltd works directly with managers and shopfloor staff to understand how work is actually carried out, ensuring risk assessments are practical, proportionate and legally defensible — not generic, off-the-shelf documents.
This service is designed for manufacturing, engineering, production and warehouse environments where standard templates are often inadequate and fail to reflect real risk.
Why manufacturing risk assessments must be suitable and sufficient
In manufacturing and production settings, risks are rarely theoretical. Machinery, manual handling, workplace transport, maintenance activities and changing processes all require careful consideration.
A suitable and sufficient risk assessment must:
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Reflect actual tasks, equipment and working methods
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Consider foreseeable misuse and non-routine activities
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Identify existing controls and any gaps
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Be understood by those carrying out the work
Generic assessments do not achieve this. Our support focuses on developing risk assessments that stand up to scrutiny from regulators, insurers and senior leadership.
How the Risk Assessment Support Works
Initial Manufacturing Risk Assessment Consultation (Free)
A free initial meeting (typically 30–60 minutes) to:
Understand your operations and processes
Identify the scope of activities to be assessed
Carry out a high-level walkaround of the workplac
Quotation and Project Scope
Following the consultation, you will receive a clear quote outlining:
The number of days required for full project completion
The proposed delivery structure
Due to existing client commitments, delivery is typically structured as:
One day per week, or
One day per month,
depending on project size and urgency.
Manufacturing Risk Assessment Development
We work directly with managers, supervisors and shopfloor staff to:
Understand tasks as they are actually performed
Identify hazards and existing controls
Agree additional controls where required
Risk assessments are developed in a clear, structured format that reflects real operations.
Submission and Debrief
Once completed:
All risk assessments are issued to you
Findings and controls are explained via face-to-face debrief or Microsoft Teams
Any queries or clarifications are addressed
Legal Responsibilities for Manufacturing Risk Assessments
While TIPS Consultancy Ltd provides professional support in compiling and documenting risk assessments, the legal responsibility for the risk assessment remains with the dutyholder.
This approach ensures:
Ownership remains within your organisation
Risk assessments accurately reflect your undertaking
Responsibilities are clearly understood
Each risk assessment will clearly record:
Your organisation’s responsibility as dutyholder
My involvement in supporting the assessment and documentation
Risk assessments will be endorsed with the consultants name and professional designations, for example:
Kapil Chudasama BA (Hons) DipNEBOSH CertIOSH MIFSM
Why TIPS Consultancy Ltd
Manufacturing, production and engineering specialists
Practical, site-based approach
Collaborative engagement with shopfloor teams
Risk assessments aligned to real operations
Clear, professional documentation
Suitable for SMEs and growing organisations
What Happens Next – Ongoing Support
At the end of the risk assessment project, many clients choose to move into our Competent Person support service.
This provides:
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Annual access to competent health & safety advice
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A full independent health & safety audit
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Ongoing support from a consultant who already understands your operations
Because we will already be familiar with your site, processes and team, this allows support to be more effective and helps build strong, long-term professional relationships.
Discuss Risk Assessment Support
If you need practical, manufacturing-focused support to develop suitable and sufficient risk assessments, contact TIPS Consultancy Ltd to arrange your free initial consultation.