Risk Management Training
Provides managers and relevant employees with the knowledge and skills to manage risk and carry out risk assessments in the workplace.
About Course
This course assists employers, and those responsible for risk assessment, in meeting their legal responsibilities under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
The course is particularly beneficial in that it allows learners to engage in a practical session where the risk assessment process can be examined in a manner that is relevant to the learner’s workplace situation and experiences. This provides participants with a renewed confidence when addressing health and safety issues in their own work environment.
The course is highly interactive and assists participants in identifying specific workplace hazards while providing an update on current legislation. A step by step approach is taken in examining the risk assessment process which equips learners with an increased level of awareness when assessing their own workplace. Suitable methods of controlling hazards are considered and discussed, including the hierarchy of control.
A practical hands-on session is also included where learners are given the opportunity to complete risk assessments applicable to their own premises and real-life situations.
Who is this training course intended for?
The course is suitable for managers and relevant employees who are new to risk management or for those who wish to update their existing knowledge.
It is relevant to all industries and workplace environments and our in house training courses can be tailored to suit individual workplaces.
No previous training is required to complete the course as a step by step approach is taken when applying risk assessment principles to the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- List the benefits of health and safety procedures in the workplace
- Identify the legal responsibilities of the employer and the employee
- Recognise common workplace hazards
- Outline the risk assessment process
- Describe methods of controlling workplace hazards
- Complete a workplace risk assessment
Course Content
Unit 1: Introduction to Health & Safety
- What is health and safety?
- Benefits of health and safety
- Workplace injuries and fatalities
- Reasons to manage health and safety
- Consequences of poor health and safety
Unit 2: Health & Safety Legislation
- Current workplace legislation
- Responsibilities of the employer
- Responsibilities of the employee
- Legal requirement for safety statement
Unit 3: Risk Assessment
- What is a hazard?
- What is risk?
- Common workplace hazards
- Risk assessment process
- Risk assessment matrix
- Reducing the risk
- Hierarchy of control
- Review and update
Unit 4: Practical Application
- Risk assessment template
- Specific work hazards
- Practical session on completion of risk assessments
Course Delivery Method
This course is delivered through a workshop that introduces theory which is then supported and developed through reflection, discussion and activity.
The workshop can be delivered via instructor-led traditional classroom, on-site and in-house or online live virtual classroom – you choose.
This programme can be customised and tailored for in-house delivery and incorporate reference to your particular organisations policy, procedures, practices and documentation. Please contact us if you would like further information about customised training.