Learn how to conduct risk assessments with this comprehensive qualification. Conducting risk assessments involves significant responsibility, even in low-risk settings. Acquiring the right skills and knowledge to perform these assessments will help ensure the safety of yourself, your colleagues, and the public. The Highfield Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment (RQF) has been designed for individuals who are responsible for conducting risk assessments in low-risk premises. This qualification covers the fundamental principles of risk assessment and provides a solid foundation for learners aiming to develop further as risk assessors.
Understanding the importance of health and safety in the workplace so the learner can outline the main causes of work-related accidents and ill health. They will discuss the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others with respect to workplace health and safety and know how workplace health and safety legislation is enforced and the penalties for non-compliance.
Understand the principals involved in risk assessment including the necessary competencies of a risk assessor and the requirements for recording, monitoring, reviewing and revising workplace risk assessments. This will include how accident and ill health records can be used to target hazards and control the level of risk, how occupational, environmental and human factors affect the level of risk from hazards at work and how to Identify a range of work-related health and safety hazards in various work environments.
Leaners will cover how to apply their knowledge of the risk assessment processes in a workplace and undertake a risk assessment, using their findings to demonstrate the ability to collect information on the workplace hazards.