Training
Workplace Hazards
Risk Assessment Training
Workplace Hazards

Risk Assessment Training

Risk assessment training for anyone responsible for identifying, assessing or controlling workplace risk. Delegates leave able to produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments.

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Duration
1 day
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Delivery
At your premises. Group size up to 12.
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Accreditation
Opus certificate of attendance.
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Suitable for
Managers, supervisors, safety reps and anyone with responsibility for identifying workplace hazards, completing risk assessments or investigating incidents.
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Certification
Opus certificate of attendance on successful completion of a multiple choice examination. Refresher recommended every two to three years or after significant change of role, equipment, or site.
Overview

Suitable and sufficient risk assessments, every time

This risk assessment training course covers what risk assessments are, when to complete them, and the benefits of a suitable and sufficient assessment in meeting statutory duties. Content includes H&S legislation, RIDDOR and reporting, accident causation, the accident investigation process and the interview process. Delegates leave able to carry out workplace risk assessments, investigate accidents and incidents, and understand the reporting criteria under RIDDOR 2013.

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Process

Three steps to a certified team

Pick the course, confirm a date, and we run the training. Every delegate leaves with a certificate - clear booking, clear agenda, no admin chase.

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Arrange in-house delivery tailored to your site

Opus delivers risk assessment training at your premises. The course and examples are tailored to your activities and procedures, so delegates practise assessments on the hazards and tasks relevant to your operation.

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Delivered at your premises
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Tailored to your activities and procedures
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Maximum twelve delegates per session
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Delivered by a working Opus consultant

An Opus H&S consultant delivers the course - working practitioners rather than full-time classroom instructors. Content covers the reasons for risk assessment, accident causation, H&S legislation, RIDDOR, accident investigation and interview process.

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H&S legislation and RIDDOR 2013
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Accident causation and investigation process
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Practical completion of workplace risk assessments
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Certificate of attendance on completion

Delegates complete a multiple choice examination paper to gain the qualification and certificate. Successful delegates receive an Opus certificate of attendance. Refresher recommended every two to three years or after significant change of role, equipment, or site.

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Multiple choice examination paper
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Opus certificate of attendance
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Refresher recommended every two to three years
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COURSE OVERVIEW

What to expect from this course

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What's covered

- Why risk assessments are needed and when to complete them - H&S legislation overview - RIDDOR 2013 and reporting criteria - Accident causation and the investigation process - Interview process during accident investigation - Practical completion of workplace risk assessments using your own templates

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Who it's for

Managers, supervisors, safety reps and anyone with responsibility for identifying hazards, completing risk assessments or investigating incidents. Also suits appointed competent persons who need to evidence their own training if an assessment is challenged by an enforcing authority.

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Prerequisites

None. No prior qualifications required. Useful to arrive with any current site risk assessments and incident records so the practical element can work from real documents rather than generic templates.

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What you get

Opus certificate of attendance on successful completion of a multiple choice examination paper, marked on the day so delegates leave with their result. Refresher recommended every two to three years or after a significant change of role, equipment or site. Delegates leave able to produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments, investigate incidents and apply RIDDOR reporting criteria.

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What non-compliance actually cost your business

67%

Reduction in near-miss incidents

£28K

Saved on insurance premiums annually

6hrs

Audit prep time per branch

McLaughlan Transport
Danny McLaughlan, Workshop Director
8 sites • West Midlands • 150 employees
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Opus gave us a robust, results-based safety programme that put us in control of compliance performance. The Opus team are there whenever we need them with insightful sector knowledge and commercially sound safety advice.
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Speak with the team about booking this course, when our next dates are, and when it fits around your schedule.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you use our own risk assessment templates?

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Does it cover accident investigation and RIDDOR?

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