Principles of Risk Assessment

Face to Face: One-day course

Virtual Classroom: Spread over 3 sessions of 2½ hr duration

Don't run risks with the safety of your people - it will cost you a lot more when things start to go wrong...

Risk Assessments are vital for Health and Safety, and vital for the whole process

Main causes of Work-related Fatalities, Injuries and ill health

Moral, Legal and Economic Reasons for Preventing Accidents and ill health at Work

Key Terms associated with Risk Assessments in Health and Safety at Work:AccidentNear MissAccident TriangleHazardRiskRisk AssessmentSuitable and SufficientCompetence

The Role of Risk Assessments in Accident and ill Health Prevention

Legal Requirements for Risk Assessments

Importance of Personal hygiene

Basic Process for Undertaking a Risk Assessment

The Five Steps of a Risk Assessment

In 2020/21, a whopping 1.7 million people suffered from a work-related illness

441,000 of those sustained an injury

142 People, plus 60 members of the public, lost their lives...

The estimated cost of injuries and ill health was £15 billion

28.2 million working days, or 108,045 working years, were lost due to work-related illnesses and injuries

It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. This includes providing sufficient information, instruction and training of employees, so they can work in a way that does not put themselves or others at risk

Our QA Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF) course is ideal for all employees, helping them to create a better understanding of health and safety issues and risk assessments