Risk Assessments

Learn how to fulfill your duties to assess the risks to the health and safety of all who may be affected by what they do in the workplace. Anyone carrying out a risk assessment must be able to demonstrate that they have the competence to undertake such assessment this course will show that they have received the skills and knowledge.

The Risk Assessments training course is for anyone responsible for the risk assessments in any organisation and in any sector. It's designed to give the necessary skills and knowledge to those who are responsible for the safety of others to carry out and document a risk assessment.

The Risk Assessments training course covers all of the key topics

What is covered:

• The definition of hazard and risk
• Control measures to reduce risk
• Different methods for rating risks
• Requirements for a competent assessor
• The role of checklists
• Production of method of statements
• Risk analysis of activities
• Practical exercise to practice the skills learnt

The Risk Assessments training course teaches all of the key concepts

What you will learn:

• Appreciation of the legal requirements for risk assessments
• How to carry out a risk assessment
• Understand the relationship between law, codes of practice and guidance
• The costs and benefits of implementing a risk assessment programme
• How risk assessments are related to the management issues of quality and training
• What is meant by competence
• Valuable resources used by health & safety professionals for support in risk assessment production