The assessment of occupational risk in the light of applicable law is a basic tool that should be used by the employer to ensure the safety and health of workers. Academic teachers are a group of employees whose work is of a specific character. The article identi-fies hazards and includes an occupational risk assessment for an academic teacher who is an employee of a state university. This paper presents the basic concepts in the field of occupational risk, a description of the workplace and the activities performed at the teacher's workplace. The article includes a time study and identified burdensome conditions at the studied workstation by conducting an interview. The Risk Score method was selected for the risk assessment. The work contains a detailed description of the method and a table presenting the occupational risk in the workplace of an academic teacher. Solutions designed to mitigate risks and a cost estimate of the suggested changes are proposed. The possibility of introducing these proposals was assessed financially.