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Module Lessons
Health and Safety and Industry Practices
Health and Safety Legislation Overview
Employer and Employee Duties
Risk Assessments
Method Statements & Permits
Identifying Hazards
Asbestos Awareness
Lead Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory and Hearing Protection
Manual Handling
Emergency Response & First Aid
Electrical Safety on Site
Safe Isolation of Electricity
Bottled Gases
Oxyacetylene Equipment
Fire Safety
Working at Height (Ladders)
Scaffolds and MEWPs
Excavations and Confined Spaces
Lesson Overview
A risk assessment is a structured evaluation of workplace hazards designed to identify who could be harmed and implement control measures so far as is reasonably practicable.
Learning Objectives
Explain the key legal requirements and purpose of workplace risk assessments under UK legislation.
Identify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) five steps to conducting a risk assessment.
Calculate and evaluate risk factor scores using qualitative and quantitative methods.
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