Extension of the occupational risk assessment procedure and creation of the single document for 2020

Work on producing the Institut Pasteur's occupational risk assessment document began on february and will be extended to June 4.

The aim of the risk assessment procedure is to enable every head of entity (laboratories, platforms and administrative, technical and support departments) to take an active role in risk prevention and improving working conditions. The risk assessment document should be produced by the entity head in cooperation with the health and safety officer and with the input of all staff. Action will then be taken to reduce or eliminate the risks identified during the assessment.

The information gathered should be entered into the IT application "Occupational risk assessment tool (DUER)", available on the intranet (Vie scientifique / Ressources techniques et environnement / Prévention des risques / Outil d'évaluation des risques professionnels – DUER).

Bearing in mind the unusual circumstances of the past year, a new questionnaire has been added, entitled "COVID-19 risk" (in the field risques biologiques / COVID19), to help all staff remember any action taken in 2020 (which is still applicable in 2021) and to note anything that particularly needs to be pointed out.

Any questions about how to update your risk assessment document may be sent to evalrisk@pasteur.fr.

The original copy of the risk assessment should be signed and sent by internal mail to the Risk Prevention Department by June 4, 2021 at the latest.