Risk Assessment and Management

This course is designed to sharpen the “safety vision” of your team, moving from a reactive mindset to a proactive culture where hazards are neutralized before they can cause harm.

Danger in the workplace is often hidden in plain sight. This course empowers participants to recognize “hazards and risks they didn’t realize were around,” providing them with a systematic approach to workplace safety. By mastering proper identification procedures and mitigation strategies, your team will gain the ability to “prevent the accident before it occurs.” Investing in these skills does more than ensure compliance—it protects your most valuable assets and serves as an “incredible investment” in organizational stability and employee well-being.

Introduction:

• Course Objectives

Module One:

• Identifying Hazards and Risks
• What is a Hazard?
• What is a Risk?
• Consult with Employees
• Likelihood Scale
• Knowledge Check
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Module Two:

• Seeking Out Problems Before they Happen (I)
• Unique to Your Business
• Walk Around
• Long Term and Short Term
• Common Issues
• Knowledge Check

Module Three:

• Seeking Out Problems Before they Happen (II)
• Ask “What would happen if….?”
• External Events
• Worst Case Scenarios
• Consequence Scale
• Knowledge Check

Module Four:

• Everyone’s Responsibility
• See it, Report it!
• If It Is Not Safe Don’t Do It
• Take Appropriate Precautions
• Communicating to the Organization
• Knowledge Check

Module Five:

• Tracking and Updating Control Measures
• What is a Control Measure?
• Your Business Procedures
• Are They Adequate?
• Updating and Maintaining
• Knowledge Check

Module Six:

• Risk Management Techniques
• Reduce the Risk
• Transfer the Risk
• Avoid the Risk
• Accept The Risk
• Knowledge Check

Module Seven:

• General Office Safety and Reporting
• Accident Reports
• Accident Response Plan
• Emergency Action Plan
• Training and Education
• Knowledge Check

Module Eight:

• Business Impact Analysis
• Gather Information
• Identify Vulnerabilities
• Analyze Information
• Implement Recommendations
• Knowledge Check

Module Nine:

• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Make It Before You Need It
• Test, Update, and Repeat
• Hot, Warm, and Cold Sites
• Keep Documentation Simple and Clear •
• Knowledge Check

Module Ten:

• Summary of Risk Assessment
• What are the Hazards?
• Who Might be Harmed?
• Are Current Control Measures Sufficient?
• If Not, Change Control Measures
• Knowledge Check

Assessment:

• Post-Test