The CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment is a new CIEH qualification designed to help improve the workplace culture for occupational health and safety.

Its main purpose is to enable learners to understand the basic principles of risk assessment. This qualification will therefore give all employees the ability to contribute to the process and act always to protect their own health and safety and that of others.

Learning outcomes:

Ability to contribute both to the maintenance of a safe work environment and to the process of formal risk assessment
Understand the legal requirements for risk assessment
Understand the principles of risk assessment including:

- hazards, risks and control measures
- the five steps of risk assessment
- the hierarchy of control
- risk assessment review and record keeping

Course duration: one-day training programme

CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment - contains the following ebriefings:

H&S - Conducting Risk Assessments & Audit
H&S - Risk Assessment manager guide