Certificate in Risk Assessment
- Employers must conduct risk assessments to meet legal obligations.
- Training includes interactive sessions and practical learning materials.
- Course focuses on managing risk assessment effectively and realistically.
- Covers legislation, hazard identification, control measures, and more.
- Participants are tested on applying learning in a practical context.
Overview
This one-day course focuses on training employers to conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessments, as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The course aims to equip participants with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills through interactive learning sessions. Topics covered include reasons for conducting risk assessments, relevant legislation, hazard identification, evaluating control measures, and reviewing assessments. The training emphasizes practical application and aims to enhance participants' ability to manage risk effectively in the workplace.
Who should attend
Managers
Course Content
Course duration: 1 Day
Cost: £250 + VAT
OVERVIEW
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessments.
BENEFITS
• Allows employers to get more of their staff properly qualified to carry out risk assessments, helping them to meet their legal obligations.
• Up-to-date and practical training, supplemented with completely new learning materials and specially developed interactive learning sessions.
• A fit for purpose assessment task related directly to the candidate’s workplace, testing the application of learning in a practical context.
COURSE FRAMEWORK
Our training utilises the very latest learning methods, with special emphasis on participative and interactive techniques. Overall, the aim of our training is to share knowledge and practical experience and, through tutor-led sessions, build on that experience so that every participant is able to manage risk assessment effectively and realistically.
COVERAGE
• Reasons for Conducting Risk Assessments
• Main Legislation Relating to Risk Assessment
• Techniques for Collecting Evidence
• Limitations of Techniques for Collecting Evidence
• Identifying Health and Safety Hazards
• Identifying Who Might Be at Harm and How
• Factors Affecting the Likelihood of Harm
• Factors Affecting the Severity of Harm
• Identifying and Evaluating Existing Control Measures
• Proposing Additional Control Measures
• Recording the Findings of a Risk Assessment
• Making Recommendations Based on the Findings
• Reviewing and Revising a Risk Assessment
