HABC Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment
This qualification is designed to be an introduction to the principles of Risk Assessment.
Type of Course: Health Safety and Environment
Course Reference: HTPP-028
Course duration: One day followed by a multiple choice assessment to show understanding of the risk assessment process.
Hosting Mode: Live online or face-to-face
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It covers why risk assessments are necessary, the legal requirements relating to risk assessments and simple processes for carrying out a risk assessment. It is suitable for learners working in any environment who need to be more risk aware by raising their knowledge of risk in the workplace and basic things they can do to control it.
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Aims and Objectives
The learner will:
Understand why risk assessments are necessary for maintaining and improving standards of health and safety at work.
Understand the principles of risk assessment.
Outcomes
Assessment Criteria – The learner can:
State the main causes of work-related fatalities, injuries and ill health
Outline the moral, legal and economic reasons for preventing accidents and ill health at work
Define key terms associated with risk assessment in the context of health and safety at work including:
Accident
Near miss
Accident triangle
Hazard
Risk
Risk assessment
Risk control hierarchy
Suitable and sufficient
Competence
Outline the role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention
Outline the legal requirements for risk assessment
Describe a simple process for undertaking a risk assessment
Give examples of occupational, environmental and human factors that can affect the level of risk from hazards at work
Outline a method that can be used to prioritise risks
Outline the requirements for providing information about, and records on, the results of a risk assessment
