The Importance of Effective Risk Assessment

Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 you are required to carry out a systematic examination of all work activities within your business.  This forms an integral part of an effective health and safety management system.  It is your responsibility to ensure that all these activities are planned, implemented and controlled effectively and that risk assessments are carried out where required.  You should also ensure that you regularly monitor and review the risk assessments to ensure continuous control and elimination of any hazards. Risk assessments are a legal requirement for all types of workplaces. If you have five or more employees, all risk assessments must be recorded in writing.

An unprotected workforce is likely to be expensive, through lost workdays, inflated premiums or court costs.

Risk Assessment Training

Risk Assessment training is designed to help businesses comply with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 by providing guidance on how to complete a suitable and sufficient risk assessment in the workplace.

We know that people who attend risk assessment courses are far more aware of hazards and risks and when they return to their workplace implement changes to improve health and safety policies and procedures.

There is no doubt that effective risk assessment training is the most effective way to improve the health and safety culture within your business.

Call us today on 01452 502320 for free advice and guidance on our risk assessment courses and let us put together a proposal to suit your specific requirements.

Risk Assessment Courses Available

In order to help you train your team and comply with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, we offer the following risk assessment courses:

Highfield Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment Course

This Risk Assessment course will provide your employees with the information required to ensure that they are able to carry out effective risk assessments.

It includes the five stages of the risk assessment process and the risk assessment format to use.

This one day course is right for employees who are involved in developing a risk assessment and/or enforcing procedures in the workplace.

Whatever environment they work in, it will raise their knowledge of risk assessment in the workplace and ensure they know how to implement the necessary controls to ensure that the risks are reduced to a safe level.

This course is not suitable for managers or supervisors who already have basic risk assessment knowledge.  They would need to attend the Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment course.

For more information regarding this Risk Assessment course, Download Our Course Fact Sheet.

Highfield Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment Course

This Risk Assessment course will provide your employees with the knowledge and confidence they need to carry out or review risk assessments in your business.  It will ensure that they have the necessary depth of understanding to be competent to undertake this role effectively.  It will take them through an effective yet easy to use risk assessment format.

After the course your employees are required to use the knowledge they have gained to complete a risk assessment assignment.

This one day course is perfect for managers, supervisors, heads of department, quality controllers, technicians, engineers and health and safety specialists.  In fact it is for any personnel with the responsibility to carry out risk assessments; regardless of the industry or environment that they work in.

It is essential that employees attending this course have had previous training in general health and safety; ideally previously gaining the Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace.

For more information regarding this Risk Assessmentbcourse, Download Our Course Fact Sheet.

Both of the above courses are accredited by Highfield Qualifications. We do also offer similar non-accredited courses should you require them.

Different Training Options

• Public 
  Suitable for candidates of all levels and experience and open to businesses and individuals alike. Designed to provide the best value for money whilst delivering effective learning solutions to improve levels of skill and knowledge. We offer regular public courses in Gloucestershire. Book Your Risk Assessment Course Here.

• Onsite
  Delivers cost effective benefits to businesses of all sizes, across all industry sectors. Whether you are a local, national or international company, we are happy to train your employees at your premises. We can combine courses to meet your needs or tailor our courses to suit your specific business requirements. Make an enquiry.

• Online
  These online courses provide a convenient, high quality, yet cost effective training solution. Ideal for induction, compliance or refresher training. With our eLearning you can look forward to the same high standard of content, which is expected from classroom training. Book Online Here.
  

Our risk assessment courses will help you to comply with your legal requirement for risk assessment training in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Useful Information

HSE Risk Assessment – A Brief Guide to Controlling Risks in the Workplace

Visit our Knowledge Centre for useful information on Risk Assessment