Risk Assessment Awareness
Half Day
This course has been designed for those with the responsibilities of dealing with Hazards and Risks of working within industry on a day to day basis.
Sensible risk management
Despite the stories you hear, the HSE is about saving lives, not stopping people living. We've identified ways of making sure attention is on the issues that really matter.
HSE believe that risk management should be about practical steps to protect people from real harm and suffering - not bureaucratic back covering. If you believe some of the stories you hear, health and safety is all about stopping any activity that might possibly lead to harm. This is not our vision of sensible health and safety - we want to save lives, not stop them. Our approach is to seek a balance between the unachievable aim of absolute safety and the kind of poor management of risk that damages lives and the economy.
A risk assessment is an important step in protecting your workers and your business, as well as complying with the law. It helps you focus on the risks that really matter in your workplace – the ones with the potential to cause harm. In many instances, straightforward measures can readily control risks, for example, ensuring spillages are cleaned up promptly so people do not slip or cupboard drawers kept closed to ensure people do not trip. For most, that means simple, cheap and effective measures to ensure your most valuable asset – your workforce – is protected.
Course Content
- Aims and Objectives
- Laws and Regulations
- Who is Responsible
- Definitions of Hazard and Risk
- Objectives of Risk Assessment
- Identifying Hazards
- Categories of Health Hazard
- General Approach to Risk Assessment
- Evaluating Risk and Adequacy of Current Controls
- Recording Significant Findings
- Reviewing
On completion of this course, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations.
All Course are Certified.
