Risk Assessment

Objectives

To give all personnel an understanding of the causes of accidents in the workplace and the action that is required both in the long and short term to minimise the effects of such accidents/incidents.  To enable delegates to identify actual or potential hazards in the workplace, and to assess the risk from these actual/potential hazards, in order for them to initiate an action plan to minimise the dangers from them.  Ensuring that delegates understand the important points of law affecting accident prevention and explain some of the effects and consequences of legislation.

Contents

• Legislative requirements
• Main reasons for assessing risks
• Estimating risks
• Applying a control measure hierarchy to control risks
• Safe Working Procedures
• Conduct assessment and produce Safe Working Procedure

Candidates will be assessed to establish that they are competent to conduct a generic risk assessment.

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