Description
Course Aim
The Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification specifically designed to provide candidates with a greater awareness of risks within the workplace and the measures that can be taken to control them.
Who Should Attend?
Ideal for all employees, this 1-day course covers a variety of topics, including: the main causes of work-related fatalities, processes for undertaking a risk assessment, methods that can be used to prioritise risks and more.
Duration
1 day
Certification
Qualsafe – Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment
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Course Overview
- 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 assessment in health and safety at work:
- Accident
- Near miss
- Accident triangle
- Hazard
- Risk
- Risk assessment
- Risk control hierarchy
- Suitable and sufficient
- Competence
- The role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention
- Legal requirements for risk assessment
- Basic process for undertaking a risk assessment
- Factors that can affect the level of risk in the workplace:
- Occupational
- Environmental
- Human
- Methods that can be used to prioritise risks
- Providing information about, and records on, the results of risk assessments
