Risk Assessment

overview

Under Health and Safety legislation the main requirement for employers is to conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessments. Indeed, the risk assessments program is the primary starting point for establishing a safer working environment and building a successful and sustainable safety culture organization/company. This course is very essential not only for the company who wants to comply with the legislation but for the companies that are striving to be more successful through developing, implement and maintain the Occupation Health and Safety Management system which fosters to achieve zero harm workplace.

target audience

This course is relevant to

Supervisors
Line Managers
Safety Officers
HSE Representatives
Managers.

course details

COURSE DURATION	LANGUAGE	CERTIFICATE
2 Hours	English	DISS
	*Please notify us if an interpretation is required	*Re-certification: 2 years

course benefits/ progression opportunities

course aim

The course aims to develop and improve standards of Health and Safety in the working place through an understanding of the principles of risk assessment.

course outline

course guide

Introduction to Health and Safety and Risk Assessment
Accidents and Ill-Health in the Workplace
Health and Safety Legislation in the Workplace
Key Risk Assessment Definitions
Undertaking a Risk Assessment.

course syllabus

Introduction to Health and Safety and Risk Assessment	Accidents and Ill- Health in the Workplace	Health and Safety Legislation at Work	Undertaking Risk Assessment
Definition of Risk Assessment Reasons for managing Health and safety in the workplace Costs of poor Health and safety standards. Factors affecting Health and Safety	Key terms and Definition-Accident, Near miss Common types of Accidents in the Workplace Impact of Workplace accidents and ill-Health	Employer General duties under Health and Safety Law Enforcement and Penalties for Non-compliance Management of Health and Safety Regulations for Risk Assessment	Definition of Hazard and Risk Competence of Risk assessor Difference between Generic and Dynamic Risk assessment Suitable and Sufficient Risk Assessment 5 steps to practical Risk Assessment Hazard identification Techniques in the Workplace Key Principles of Risk Prevention Methods for Evaluating risk. Risk control Hierarchy Common control measures -Examples Recording, Monitoring & revising risk assessment