Risk Assessment

Course Content

Four Hour Course
Risk Assessment is the cornerstone of a successful Health & Safety Policy. The requirement to conduct risk assessments comes from the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the supporting Approved Code of Practice (ACOP).

Aims:
• Enable delegates to have awareness of the law and level of responsibility
• Principles of Hazard and Risk
• Understanding the identification of hazards
• Assessment of potential risks – Probability x Frequency x Severity
• Overview of hierarchy of controls
• Understanding and prioritising actions
• The importance of recording the risk assessment and relate to everyday activities

Outcomes:
• appreciate the reasons behind the need to undertake risk assessments.
• appreciate the legal importance attached to risk assessment and potential impact of amendments to the regulation.
• understand and appreciate the need for risk assessments within every work situation.
• improve the individual skill level in handling risk assessments with confidence.
• understand where risk assessments fit into business risk – a global perspective.

Duration of Course:
The course is designed to be delivered within 4 hours

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Cost: £99 + VAT