Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

In this sentence, Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie comes first, so Afrikaans uses normal verb-second word order.

That means:

• the first part of the sentence is Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie
• then the finite verb comes next: assesseer
• then the subject appears: sy

So:

• Sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko. = neutral word order
• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko. = time phrase moved to the front

This is very common in Afrikaans. English learners often expect sy to stay before the verb, but Afrikaans usually moves the verb to second position.

Tydens means during.

It is a preposition used before a noun phrase:

• tydens die vergadering = during the meeting
• tydens die inspeksie = during the inspection

In your sentence:

• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie = during the safety inspection

So it introduces the time setting for the action.

Yes. Die means the.

Afrikaans uses die as the definite article for both singular and plural nouns:

• die boek = the book
• die boeke = the books

So in your sentence:

• die veiligheidsinspeksie = the safety inspection
• die risiko = the risk

Unlike English, Afrikaans does not have different forms like the vs something else depending on gender or case. Die stays the same.

Yes. Afrikaans very often forms compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• veiligheid = safety
• inspeksie = inspection
• veiligheidsinspeksie = safety inspection

The -s- in the middle links the parts together:

• veiligheid + inspeksie → veiligheidsinspeksie

This is very normal in Afrikaans and similar to what happens in Dutch and German. English usually writes these as separate words, but Afrikaans often combines them.

Because Afrikaans does not use an extra helping verb here.

English says:

• she assesses and documents the risk

Afrikaans can simply say:

• sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko

There is no need for a separate word like does in a normal present-tense statement.

Also, there is no is because this is not a sentence with an adjective or noun complement like:

• Sy is moeg. = She is tired.

Here the sentence has action verbs, so assesseer and dokumenteer do the job on their own.

No. Afrikaans verbs do not usually change according to the subject in the present tense.

Compare:

• Ek assesseer = I assess
• Jy assesseer = you assess
• Sy assesseer = she assesses
• Ons assesseer = we assess

The verb stays the same.

This is much simpler than English, where you have:

• I assess
• she assesses

So sy assesseer is completely normal Afrikaans.

Because Afrikaans, like English, can join two verbs with en when the same subject performs both actions.

So:

• sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko
  means
• she assesses and documents the risk

You do not need to say sy twice.

This is parallel to English:

• She assesses and documents the risk not
• She assesses and she documents the risk unless you want extra emphasis.

Here, sy is the subject pronoun meaning she.

Afrikaans sy can also be a possessive form meaning his, depending on context, which can confuse learners.

For example:

• Sy werk hier. = She works here.
• sy boek = his book

In your sentence, sy comes in the subject position after the verb, so it clearly means she.

Because die risiko is the direct object of the verbs assesseer and dokumenteer.

The basic structure is:

• sy = subject
• assesseer en dokumenteer = verbs
• die risiko = object

So the core clause is:

• Sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko.

When the time phrase is moved to the front, the object still stays after the verbs:

• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

That word order is very natural in Afrikaans.

Yes. It is in the present tense.

• assesseer = assess / assesses
• dokumenteer = document / documents

Afrikaans present tense is often straightforward and usually uses the plain verb form.

Depending on context, this sentence could mean:

• she assesses and documents the risk
• she is assessing and documenting the risk

Afrikaans often uses the simple present where English may choose either simple present or present continuous, depending on the situation.

Yes, they are words of an international type and are fairly easy for English speakers to recognize.

• assesseer is related to English assess
• dokumenteer is related to English document
• risiko is related to English risk
• inspeksie is related to English inspection

Afrikaans often adapts such words to its own spelling patterns. For example:

• English document / documents
• Afrikaans dokumenteer

That can make technical or formal Afrikaans easier for English speakers to decode.

A more basic version would be:

Sy assesseer en dokumenteer die risiko tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie.

This keeps the subject first:

• Sy = subject
• assesseer = verb
• en dokumenteer = second verb
• die risiko = object
• tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie = time phrase

Your original sentence is just a more fronted version, with the time phrase placed first for emphasis or flow:

• Tydens die veiligheidsinspeksie assesseer en dokumenteer sy die risiko.

Both are grammatical.