Upon completion of the qualification, learners will:

• 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.

This online risk assessment training is suitable for anyone who has responsibility for carrying out a risk assessment of their workplace. The person who carries out the risk assessment is named the ‘competent person’ and this can be the business owner, a manager, a supervisor or anyone else within the business who has sufficient training, skills, experience and knowledge to be able to carry out the risk assessment process safely and effectively.

This Risk Assessment course is suitable for all industries, workplace environments and premises and ensures that your company complies with the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999.

• No prerequisites are required
• Ability to read & speak English