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Risk assessment training

Risk assessment in practice
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What is risk assessment?
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Why risk assess?
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Key principles
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What the law says
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The five steps
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Principles of prevention
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Practical exercise
 
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Introduction
What is a risk assessment?
Why do a risk assessment?
  • The financial costs of poor health and safety
  • Legal responsibilities
Risk assessment key principles: defining a 'hazard
  • Mechanical hazards
  • Physical hazards
  • Biological hazards
  • Chemical hazards
  • Ergonomic hazards
  • Manual handling hazards
  • Electrical hazards
  • Stress hazards
Risk assessment key principles: defining 'risk'
What the law requires
What is 'suitable and sufficient'?
The five steps to risk assessment
  • Step one: identify the hazards
  • Step two: decide who is at risk
  • Step three: assess the risk and existing control measures
  • Step four: record your findings
  • Step five: monitor and review
The principles of prevention
The hierarchy of controls
Exercise
Risk assessment toolkit


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