Course Details

The Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment is a new CIEH qualification designed to help improve the workplace culture for occupational health and safety.

Its main purpose is to enable candidates to understand the basic principles of risk assessment. This qualification will therefore give all employees the ability to contribute to the process and act always to protect their own health and safety and that of others.

Course Description

The training programme covers the following topics:

• Main causes of ill health and their implications for people in the workplace
• Legal requirements for risk assessment

Principles of risk assessment including:

• Hazards, risks and control measures
• The five steps of risk assessment
• The hierarchy of control
• Risk assessment review and record keeping

Qualification Information

Designed for: any employee
Course duration: One Day
Assessment method: Multiple choice examination
QCA accredited: Yes
QCA code: 500/3518/6