Principles of Risk Assessment

Course Contents

• 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 Assessments in Health and Safety at Work:

• - Accident

• - Near Miss

• - Accident Triangle

• - Hazard

• - Risk

• - Risk Assessment

• - Suitable and Sufficient

• - Competence

• The Role of Risk Assessments in Accident and ill Health Prevention

• Legal Requirements for Risk Assessments

• Importance of Personal hygiene

• Basic Process for Undertaking a Risk Assessment

• The Five Steps of a Risk Assessment

Benefits of this course:

• In 2020/21, a whopping 1.7 million people suffered from a work-related illness

• 441,000 of those sustained an injury

• 142 People, plus 60 members of the public, lost their lives...

• The estimated cost of injuries and ill health was £15 billion

• 28.2 million working days, or 108,045 working years, were lost due to work-related illnesses and injuries

• It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. This includes providing sufficient information, instruction and training of employees, so they can work in a way that does not put themselves or others at risk

• Our QA Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF) course is ideal for all employees, helping them to create a better understanding of health and safety issues and risk assessments