CIEH Risk Assessment Principles & Practice Course

This course is aimed to provide delegates with an appreciation of the legal requirements for risk assessment and to
show delegates that risk assessment is not a document but a way of working.

Benefits to you and your organisation
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Understand current general legislation.
Carry out risk assessments.
Understand the HSE 5 Steps to Risk Assessment.
Understand hazard identification, risk rating and control actions.
Understand the actions to be taken after risk assessment ( communication, recording and reviewing).
Identify common pitfalls.

Course content
Legislation including Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, The Management of Health and
Safety at Work Regulations 1998.
Why risk assessments?
HSE 5 Steps
Hazard Identification
Risk Rating
Control Actions
Actions after assessment – Communications, recording and reviewing.
Practical risk assessment exercises
How to avoid common pitfalls

Personal Protective Equipment
Not applicable

Who should attend
This course is designed for all persons who are required to carry out risk assessments in the workplace.
Max Delegate Number 12 persons.