Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment (RQF)

Course Content

• Main causes of work-related accidents and ill health.
• Costs of work-related accidents and ill health to employers, employees and society.
• Health and safety responsibilities of employers and employees.
• Provisions for risk assessment contained in key legislation.
• Enforcement of health and safety laws, including penalties for non-compliance.
• Principles involved in risk assessment: Defining risk assessment, Competencies required of a risk assessor, Sources of information and advice for carrying out workplace risk assessments,
• Stages of risk assessment,
• Requirements for recording, monitoring, reviewing and revising workplace risk assessments.
• How accident and ill health records can be used to target hazards and control the level of risk.
• Factors that can affect the level of risks in the workplace: Occupational, Environmental, Human.
• Identifying hazards in different work environments.
• Identifying those at risk.
• Control measures for different workplace hazards.
• Suitability of control measures to: Prevent exposure to hazards altogether, Reduce health and safety consequences, Effectively control an emergency situation relating to health and safety hazards.
• Applying knowledge when completing a risk assessment for an identified workplace: Collecting relevant information, Analysing the level of risk and who may be exposed, Making suitable recommendations, Recording and communicating findings effectively.