Highfield Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment
Duration: 1 day plus homework
Accreditation: Highfield
Assessment: 30 MCQ & Practical AssessmentHighfield Level 3 Risk Assessent
What’s It About?
This Level 3 Risk Assessment course is designed for people who are responsible for carrying out workplace risk assessments and want the knowledge and confidence to assess risks properly, choose suitable controls and clearly record their findings.
You’ll develop a deeper understanding of the risk assessment process, including the relationship between hazards and risks, what makes someone competent to carry out an assessment, how to identify who may be at risk, and how to decide whether the controls already in place are suitable.
Importantly, this isn’t just about learning the theory. You’ll put what you’ve learned into practice by completing a workplace risk assessment, analysing the risks you find, making suitable recommendations and clearly recording and communicating your findings.
What Will You Gain?
By the end of the Level 3 Risk Assessment course, you’ll understand how to carry out workplace risk assessments properly and how they can help prevent accidents and ill health.
You’ll learn how to work through each stage of the risk assessment process, identify who may be at risk, consider the factors that can affect the level of risk and decide whether the controls already in place are suitable and sufficient. You’ll also understand how risk assessments should be recorded, monitored, reviewed and revised.
Most importantly, you’ll put that knowledge into practice by completing a workplace risk assessment yourself. You’ll learn how to gather relevant information, analyse the risks, make suitable recommendations and clearly record and communicate your findings. On returning to work, you’ll be better prepared to carry out and review risk assessments with greater confidence and contribute to improving how health and safety risks are managed in your workplace.
Who Should Attend?
The Level 3 Risk Assessment course is suitable for people who have responsibility for carrying out workplace risk assessments in low-risk premises and need a stronger understanding of how to assess risk, choose suitable controls and record their findings clearly.
It can be a good option for managers, supervisors, heads of department and other employees with responsibility for health and safety or risk assessment who need to carry out or review assessments as part of their role.
You don’t need to hold a previous health and safety qualification to attend this course. Highfield’s formal entry requirement is simply that learners are aged 16 or over.
However, having some previous knowledge of workplace health and safety would certainly be helpful and may make it easier to get the most from the course.
If you’re completely new to health and safety or only need a basic understanding of risk assessment, our Level 2 Health and Safety or Level 2 Risk Assessment course may be a better starting point.
Why’s It Important?
Risk assessment is a fundamental part of managing health and safety effectively. Employers need to understand what could cause harm, who may be affected and whether the controls already in place are enough to manage the risk.
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers are required to assess workplace risks and put appropriate precautions in place. Risk assessments should also be recorded where required, kept under review and updated when things change.
The Level 3 Risk Assessment course helps you build the knowledge and practical skills to do this with greater confidence. You’ll learn how to identify workplace hazards, consider who may be at risk, decide whether existing controls are suitable and work out what else may need to be done to reduce the risk.
Good risk assessment is not simply about completing paperwork. Done well, it helps you spot potential problems before someone is harmed, focus on the risks that really matter and make sensible decisions about what needs to be done.
Key Topics
- Why risk assessment is important
- Main causes and costs of workplace accidents and ill health
- Employer, employee and other responsibilities
- Legal requirements for risk assessment
- What makes someone competent to carry out risk assessments
- The stages of the risk assessment process
- Identifying workplace hazards and who may be at risk
- Understanding how different factors affect the level of risk
- Choosing suitable control measures
- Applying the hierarchy of control Recording, reviewing and revising ris
- Recording, reviewing and revising risk assessments
- Completing a workplace risk assessment in practice
How Long Is The Qualification Valid?
The Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment does not have a set expiry date.
However, workplace risks, procedures and legislation can change, so it’s important to keep your knowledge and skills up to date.
We’d recommend refresher training when there are significant changes in your role, workplace or responsibilities, or simply when you feel your knowledge and confidence would benefit from a refresh.
How You'll Be Assessed And Certified
The Level 3 Risk Assessment qualification is assessed in two parts.
First, you’ll complete a 30-question multiple-choice examination. You’ll have up to 60 minutes to complete it and will need to achieve at least 20 out of 30 to pass.
You’ll also complete a workplace risk assessment, giving you the opportunity to put what you’ve learned into practice. You’ll follow the five-step risk assessment process, analyse the risks you identify, make suitable recommendations and clearly record your findings. The assessment is initially marked by your trainer and then externally moderated by Highfield.
Once you have successfully completed both parts, you’ll receive the Highfield Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment certificate. When we receive your result and certificate from Highfield, we’ll email them to the person who originally booked the course.
Course Delivery Options and Prices
We make it easy to choose a training option that works for your team, your budget and the way your business operates. You can book in-house training at your premises for a group of employees.
We’ll help you choose the most practical and cost-effective option for the number of people you need to train.
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£320.00 + VAT per person
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