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Risk Assessments

Course Information

The purpose of the Risk Assessment course is to provide the candidate with the legal requirements under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations to ensure employers and self-employed persons carry out risk assessments for all work activities. The course will include writing risk assessments and identifying the hierarchy of control for risks in the workplace. This course can be delivered in a classroom environment or remotely.

Who should attend ?

Anyone who may be required to carry out risk assessments, document their findings, and be able to identify suitable control measures to be implemented to reduce the risks will also be covered. Elements of dynamic risk assessments will also be covered for those who work in environments that can change regularly.  This course would be suitable for managers, supervisors, and operatives to help develop or refresh their knowledge of safe systems of work.
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Risk Assessments Course Aims

The aim of this course is to enhance awareness and knowledge of the importance of identifying risks and providing adequate risk control measures to establish a safer working environment.
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Learning Outcomes

Here is a brief overview of the content of training.
  • Understand why carrying out a risk assessment is essential for improving health and safety.
  • Understand the types of injuries and ill-health that occur as a result of failing to manage health and safety.
  • Have an awareness of the legal responsibilities placed on employers and employees when carrying out risk assessments.
  • Understand each of the five key steps of the risk assessment process.
  • Feel confident carrying out suitable and sufficient risk assessments of their workplace and work activities.

CITB Grants

Please Note:
This course is not eligible for grant claim.

CITB Grant Course Code: N/A: Not grant eligible.

Workforce Skills Support has CITB-approved status, delivering CITB-assured courses as listed in the Construction Training Directory. We are recognised by CITB as well as the British Construction Industry as a training provider who can deliver good-quality training that meets industry-approved standards. We are part of the CITB’s automated grant payments system, making it easier for employers to book courses with us for their workers and be reimbursed for it.

Please note: There is a cap on how many times an employer can claim a short-duration course achievement grant. Check the CITB website for information on the number of claims allowed based on your last levy return.

If a candidate has been granted a grant for a particular course in their lifetime, they will not be eligible for grant again for the same course unless it has specific refresher standards published on the short-duration course register.

If refresher course standards do exist for a particular course, then only one refresher course is eligible in a lifetime for each candidate.

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