2.7 Step 5: Identifying who is responsible for actions to reduce risks

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Step 5 is to allocate responsibility for taking the mitigation actions identified.

For relatively small activities and events, responsibility may lie with one or two members of staff – while for larger events there may be a planning or organising team.

It’s important to make sure that risk assessments are embedded from the start.

2.6 Step 4: Identifying how likely the risks are to occur

2.8 Step 6: Monitoring progress