Risk Assessment Principals and Application

Course Aim

This course will enable attendees to understand their legal obligations and in turn, help the employer comply with their legal duty, by assisting them to undertake a risk assessment in the workplace.

Course Content

• Introduction
• Legal requirements to undertake a risk assessment
• Understanding terminology – What is ‘suitable and sufficient’
• Principles and methodology for undertaking a risk assessment
• Perception of risk
• The pitfalls of a risk assessment
• Application in the workplace

Aimed At

People who are relatively new to risk assessment but may have a need to carry them out. It would also be suitable for those who act in a supervisory or management role and need to be aware of their responsibilities in relation to risk assessments being carried out.