Level 2: Risk Assessment

• Understand why hazard evaluations are fundamental for guaranteeing wellbeing and security principles in the work environment
  • Define key terms associated with risk assessment in the workplace including:
    • Hazard
    • Risk
    • Mishap
    • Nearby miss
    • Accident trio
    • Danger calculation
    • Risk control hierarchy
    • Appropriate and Enough
    • Capability
  • Identify the main causes of work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses.
  • Outline the main reasons for preventing accidents and ill health at work
  • Outline the main reasons for preventing accidents and ill health at work
  • Outline the role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention
• Understand the principles of risk assessment

• Identify the main causes of work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses
• summarize the main reasons for preventing work accidents and occupational diseases
• Describe the requirements for risk assessment.
• Outline requirements for providing information on the results of risk assessments

Qualification is assessed:

• Assessed by examination though multiple-choice question