Risk Assessments
Overview
The preparation of suitable and sufficient risk assessments for your work activities is a vital part of health & safety compliance, and assist in ensuring workplace risks are identified, evaluated & suitably controlled in accordance with Regulation 3 & 4 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations.
This half-day course will introduce learners to the purpose & importance of risk assessments, as well as the various simple steps in producing a detailed, comprehensive risk assessment that is suitable & sufficient for the workplace.
The course can be delivered at your premises, or an alternative venue, for up to 16 learners.
Goals
On completion of the course, all candidates will understand:
What risk assessments are
The steps to be taken in the preparation of a risk assessment
Identification & evaluation of workplace risks
Risk assessment review process
Agenda
The course will include sessions on:
What are risk assessments?
Health & safety law
Competent persons
Reasonable practicality
Steps in the risk assessment process
Reviewing risk assessments
Assessment
Assessment on the Risk Assessments training course will be via a practical risk assessment exercise, and a series of short open & multiple-choice written questions. The written assessment consists of straightforward questions, though learners will be required to have at least a basic knowledge of English.
Learners who complete the course & are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate which is valid for three years.