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Risk Assessment Training: Spot Hazards Before They Become Incidents
Our online risk assessment training is a CPD-accredited course that teaches the HSE’s five steps: how to identify hazards, evaluate risks, choose controls and record your findings. It’s for supervisors, managers and anyone who writes or reviews risk assessments. From £35 + VAT per learner, with team pricing available.
- IOSH Approved Training Provider 4301
- Highfield Approved Centre 17588
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The Short Answers
Who needs risk assessment training?
Anyone who carries out, signs off or reviews risk assessments: supervisors, managers, safety representatives and business owners. The law expects risk assessments to be done by someone competent, which means they understand the method and the hazards in the work.
What are the 5 steps to risk assessment?
The HSE’s five steps are: 1 identify the hazards; 2 assess the risks (who might be harmed and how, and what you already do to control them); 3 control the risks; 4 record your findings; 5 review the controls and update them when things change. Our guide explains each of the 5 steps.
Do I have to write my risk assessment down?
If you employ five or more people, you must record the significant findings of your risk assessment. With fewer, it’s still sensible to write it down, because it’s the easiest way to show what you’ve done and to check it’s being followed.
Is online risk assessment training enough?
For most everyday workplace risks, yes: it teaches the method and gives you a certificate. Managers who need to cover more hazards, legal duties and incident investigation should take IOSH Managing Safely (from £120 + VAT), which teaches risk assessment in depth.
Course facts
- Format
- E-learning approved by IIRSM and CPDonline, self-paced, on any device
- Duration
- About 90 minutes3 CPD units
- Who it’s for
- Anyone who writes or reviews risk assessmentssupervisors, managers, safety reps, business owners
- Certificate
- Certificate on completion
- The law
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Method
- The HSE’s five steps
- Price
- From £35 + VATper learner. Team pricing available.
- Next step
- IOSH Managing Safelyfor managers who need more depth
What the Risk Assessment Course Covers
A practical walk through the HSE’s method, so your next risk assessment is quicker, clearer and actually used.
Risk Assessment and the Law
What the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require, and what “suitable and sufficient” means.
Hazards and Risks
The difference between a hazard and a risk, and how to spot the hazards people stop noticing.
The Five Steps
The HSE’s five steps, from identifying hazards to reviewing and updating the assessment.
Evaluating Risk
Judging likelihood and severity, and using a simple risk rating or matrix to decide what comes first.
Choosing Controls
The hierarchy of control: eliminate, substitute, engineer, organise, then protect with PPE.
Recording and Reviewing
Writing findings people can follow, sharing them, and knowing when to review.
Who Is Risk Assessment Training For?
A risk assessment only protects people if it’s accurate, specific to the job and actually followed. Most go wrong on one of those three.
Ideal for:
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Managers who sign off assessments
- Health and safety representatives
- Owners of small businesses
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Online, for One Person or a Team
Buy a single course online, set up your team, or step up to IOSH Managing Safely.
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Risk Assessment Training: Common Questions
How often should a risk assessment be reviewed?
Whenever something significant changes (new equipment, people, processes or premises), after an accident or near miss, and at regular intervals. Many businesses review each assessment at least once a year.
What is a risk assessment matrix?
A simple grid that rates risk by combining how likely harm is with how serious it would be. It helps you decide which risks to deal with first. The course shows how to use one without overcomplicating it.
Does the course cover specific risk assessments?
It teaches the general method, which applies to every assessment. Some hazards also need a specific assessment, such as COSHH, manual handling and fire risk. The same five steps sit underneath all of them.
What’s the difference between this course and IOSH Managing Safely?
This online course focuses on the risk assessment method. IOSH Managing Safely is a 3-day course for managers that covers risk assessment alongside legal duties, hazards, incident investigation and measuring performance, and leads to an IOSH certificate.
Can our whole management team do it?
Yes. With team licences on our e-learning platform, you can enrol everyone, track completion and keep certificates on file. Ask us for team pricing.
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Training several supervisors or managers? Tell us how many and we’ll send team pricing within one working day.
- IOSH Approved Training Provider 4301
- Highfield Approved Centre 17588
- Reply within one working day.
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