RISK ASSESSMENT

Purpose of Course:
To inform or instruct employee on the use, writing and day to day working of risk assessments

Designed for
All Employees

Pre-requisites
None

Learning Objectives:
How to assess the risk in your workplace
Look for the hazards
Decide who might be harmed and how
Evaluate the risks and decide whether the existing precautions are adequate or whether more should be done
Record your findings
Review your assessment and revise it if necessary

References:
To the Health and Safety booklet INDG 163 Five Steps to Risk Assessment

Training Methods
Classroom lecture
Overheads
Video
View risk assessments used by other company
Discuss on the best person the write the risk assessment
Produce the Risk Assessment form

Practical work for a trainee
Select a subject and write a risk assessment
Group discussion on selected risk assessment
Review the assessment and revise it if necessary

Evaluation Method
none

Duration & Venue
1 day

Constraints (If any)
Classroom for duration of the course

Evidence of Competence / Re-assessment of Competence
Certificate of attendance

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