Course Details

Learning objectives

By end of the courses, candidates will be able to:

• Identify the different sources of hazard in the workplace
• Identify sources of information in the identification of hazards
• Explain the different techniques of risk assessment
• Identify the role of Hazard Identification in the Risk Assessment Process
• Explain the hierarchy of control measures at workplace for the elimination/ control of hazards
• Understand criteria of Suitable, sufficient and effective risk assessment.
• Identify the legal duties of risk assessors
• Evaluation

Participant profile

HSE Auditors and other Personnel participate in the risk assessment process.

Theoretical   100%       Practical  0%

Course Duration : 2 days

Course Content:

• Definition
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Hazard
  • Risk
  • Risk Assessment (5Steps)
• What is “Hazard Identification”?
• Purposes of Hazard Identification
• Types and Forms of Hazard in the workplace
• Sources of Information  in the identification of hazards
  • Internal
  • External
• Monitoring Systems
• Hazard Identification Techniques
  • Hazard identification
    • Sources of Hazards in the Workplace
  • Observation
  • Task analysis
    • Hierarchical task analysis
    • Step task analysis
  • Checklists
  • Failure tracing techniques
  • Importance of worker input
• Risk Assessment Steps

• Identify task and associated hazards
• Identify who might be harmed and how
• Evaluating likelihood and severity and decide on precautions
• Record the findings
• Review risk assessment when necessary
• Methods for risk evaluation including ranking likelihood and severity
• Hierarchy of risk controls for eliminating/ controlling hazards at workplace
• As Low As reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principle
• Suitable, sufficient and effective risk assessment.
• Legal duties of risk assessors
• Exercises
• Summary& conclusions
• Evaluation