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Risk Assessment

18 Mar 2009, London
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This course will help trade union health and safety reps to: * identify the key legal requirements concerning risk assessments * understand the risk assessment process * relate risk assessment to strategies for improving health and safety at work

Audience type	Union reps
Start date	18 Mar 2009
Duration	2 Wednesdays from 18 March 2009 (2 days)
Location (region)	South Thames College, London (Southern and Eastern Region)
Status	Available

This course will help trade union health and safety reps to: * identify the key legal requirements concerning risk assessments * understand the risk assessment process * relate risk assessment to strategies for improving health and safety at work
Course outline	* Introductions, aims, agenda setting & how the course will work * What is a risk assessment? * The law and risk assessment - Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 * The law and risk assessment - other Regulations * Attitudes to risk assessment * Preparation for Workplace Activity * Workplace activity - Hazard Mapping and priorities * Obtaining information from Pre-course activity * Report back on Hazard Mapping * HSE Five Steps to risk assessment * Practising risk assessments * Evaluating different methods of risk assessment * Evaluating risk assessment procedures * Workplace activity - Analysing risk assessments * Assessing the impact of risk assessments * Policies for risk assessment * Trade union strategy, action planning and steps that need to be taken * Learning opportunities * Course evaluation * Accreditation * Report back to members, unions & employer * Action in the workplace * Further training
Fees	This course is free of charge to union reps
More information	graham.petersen@south-thames.ac.uk