I've recently come to understand (through an inspection by DOL ) that it is a requirement that our workplace have a risk assessment done wrt health and safety. I now have a deadline to meet, and I'm not really sure what precisely is entailed. While it's always possible to get help from a specialist company, usually this is an added cost that we like to try and prevent...unless absolutely necessary.

Does anyone know more details of precisely what is required to be included in this risk assessment? Perhaps a suggested template for performing such risk assessment?