General Risk Assessment

Overview

To enable delegates to undertake quality risk assessments on behalf of their organisation by providing an understanding of Risk Assessments processes to identify and control risks at work.

Learning

• Identify hazard and likelihood data and assess risks.
• Identify tools and techniques to be able to prioritise risk.
• Record general risk information effectively and appropriately.
• Implement general risk control strategies and recommend short to long
• term risk controls.
• Define general risk management requirements, responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Carry out quality assurance of the general risk assessment processes.
• Develop an auditable approach to assist general risk management.
• Complete an IOSH Assessment both theory and practical.

Other

The target audience of this course is individuals responsible for undertaking or reviewing risk assessments.
This is a Non accredited version of the IOSH approved course and takes place via a two day interactive workshop.

The course is broken down into 11 modules:
– Module One – Safety principles and Drivers.
– Module Two – Workplace Hazards.
– Module Three – Controlling Risks.
– Module Four – Risk Assessment and the Law.
– Module Five – Day 2 Introduction and Mock Exam.
– Module Six – Reviewing Risk Assessments.
– Module Seven – Auditing risk assessments.
– Module Eight – Hazard Spotting Practical.
– Module Nine – Dynamic Risk Assessment.
– Module Ten – Help and Action Planning!
– Module Eleven – Summary.

Assessment

Qualitative assessment by tutor (For example: observations or demonstrations throughout course)