To enable delegates to understand the legislation governing risk assessment, what is required, why it is required and how to complete a risk assessment in practice.
Course includes:
Welcome to the course, outline of overall aims and objectives
General introduction to the primary legislative requirements, Approved Codes of Practice and official guidance for risk assessment
Why risk assessment is needed, and consequences for not implementing and monitoring assessments
The key five steps for risk assessments
Where to start?
Practical risk assessment workshop
Identifying areas and processes that need to be assessed
Hazard identification
Considering past experience / accident history when determining risk level. Use of matrices to help determine risk
Considering existing control measures and the extent to which they eliminate / manage risk
Considering further controls and timescales (that are reasonably practicable)
Risk assessments in practice (delegates assess a task/ area of their choice)
(Practical exercise)
Feedback
Further risk assessment practice (delegates undertake assessments of their own work area) Techniques for reviewing assessments
Course summary, and end of course validation
Course Objectives
Who are PHSC Health and Safety Consultants?
PHSC are specialist health and safety consultants and trainers, all of whom are Chartered Safety Practitioners and on the Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register.
With over 30 years of experience, we can guarantee you will receive a highly professional and personalised service, from a company that is ISO 9001 Quality Management accredited with the British Standards Institute (BSI). We are fully committed to ensuring our team maintains the perfect balance of technical knowledge and practical experience.
Our premises based in the beautiful village of Aylesford, Kent is as individual as we are in our services: solid, reliable and different. You won't get an "off-the-shelf" service with us" - our mission is to personalise what we do so it is tailored and fits what you need for your own organisation.
Our history
PHSC was established in 1990 as "Personnel Health & Safety Consultants Limited" to promote our expertise in people safety rather than process safety. Over the years as we have grown into part of a larger group, it has come to mean Professional Help, at Sensible Cost, which reflects the services that we offer.
With so much experience behind us we have worked in nearly every business sector there is. In more recent years, we have fine-tuned this to six key industry sectors.
Sector specific services
Whilst our experience ranges across nearly every industry, we have specialised in certain sectors, including:
Healthcare - covering all services from NHS Trusts, health and social care, dentistry, domiciliary, supported living and mental health.
Social Housing - including small housing groups to some of the largest social housing providers in the UK.
Energy - including renewable energy such as clean hydrogen production, windfarms and solar.
Transport - ranging from small hire companies, to national bus and coach companies. We also have a bespoke H&S management system for motor vehicle repair.
Commercial - which covers a range of offices, professional organisations, shops and retail outlets.
Manufacturing and Industry - which ranges from submarine networks, food manufacturing, warehouse and logistics, metal fabrications etc.
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