Risk Assessing
Risk Assessment Training helps businesses meet their legal duties and create safer working environments. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, all UK employers must identify, assess, and control workplace risks. Furthermore, organisations with five or more employees must record risk assessments in writing and review them regularly. This ensures assessments remain accurate as workplaces, activities, and staffing change.
This workplace risk assessment training course provides a clear and practical guide to completing effective risk assessments across all industries. It explains how to identify hazards, assess who may be harmed, and evaluate both the likelihood and severity of risk. As a result, learners can select and apply suitable control measures that reduce risk and protect people at work.
In addition, the course supports better decision-making at all levels. Learners develop the confidence to assess risks sensibly and proportionately, rather than relying on guesswork or over-cautious practices. This approach helps reduce accidents, injuries, and work-related ill health while supporting productivity and business continuity.
The training follows current Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance and focuses on practical risk management. Instead of creating unnecessary paperwork, learners are shown how to complete risk assessments that are meaningful, clear, and easy to maintain. Therefore, organisations can demonstrate compliance without adding administrative burden.
By the end of this Risk Assessment training, participants understand how to manage risk effectively and lawfully. They gain the skills and confidence to contribute to a safer, more compliant workplace and to support ongoing health and safety improvement across the business.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Define what is meant by hazard, risk, and risk assessment
- Understand the legal duties of employers and employees under UK health and safety law
- Identify common causes of workplace accidents and how to prevent them
- Follow the 5 key steps of a risk assessment process
- Know when a written risk assessment is required and when it may not be necessary
- Understand how to support and contribute to your organisation’s risk management strategy
- Create a clear plan of action for addressing identified risks
- Learn how to review and update risk assessments as workplace conditions or activities change
- Organise or assist in implementing a risk assessment programme
- Help your organisation meet its legal obligations and promote a proactive safety culture
Certification
Successful learners will receive a certificate of achievement to demonstrate their understanding of workplace risk assessment procedures.
Course Location & Service Areas
We deliver in-house training at your workplace or chosen venue, tailored to your needs and schedule. This flexible approach removes the need to send staff off-site for essential learning.
Our experienced trainers deliver courses across Manchester and Greater Manchester, supporting organisations throughout the North West.
We also provide on-site training throughout England, covering major cities, towns, and regions nationwide, including North England, South England, London, and Surrey.
For added flexibility, this course is also available remotely via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, making it ideal for teams based in multiple locations or working remotely.
Wherever and however the training is delivered, all sessions are led by experienced Prima Cura Training instructors and meet the same high standards.
