Risk Assessment Principles and Practice

Who is the course for?

Anyone with a responsibility for conducting risk assessments e.g. team leaders, supervisors, managers and anyone contributing to the risk assessment process. Candidates must have a good understanding of health and safety and ideally have completed CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace or similar.

Aims of the course

Provides candidates with the necessary knowledge to enable them to carry out risk assessments in their workplace

The course contains

Legislative requirements to complete risk assessments

Principles of risk assessment

Identification of hazards and risks in the workplace

Prioritising risk

Selection of appropriate control measures

Monitoring procedures Documentation

How is learning assessed?

Candidates must prepare a short risk assessment assignment