Health & Safety & Risk Assessment

Who is the course for?
This module develops students’ awareness of the principles of health and safety planning and implementation in an industrial environment. It also introduces the concept of risk assessment of any potential hazards.

What will I study?

Select and apply safe working procedures to industrial operations

• Evaluate a range of permit-to- work systems and isolation requirements for given applications
• Use various types of monitoring equipment to ensure the promotion of a safe working environment
• Select and recommend adequate protective clothing and equipment to ensure full personal protection in a given environment

Apply current health and safety legislation

• Identify all industrial work areas where current regulations would apply and describe the role of the HSE inspectorate
• Implement a schedule for setting up a safety audit system
• Select the relevant codes of practice to enhance safety.

Analyse systems for the assessment of risk

• Identify a hazard and produce a risk rating
• Evaluate frequency and severity of an identified hazard
• Produce a proforma and use a system to record and highlight potential hazards.

Apply risk management to life, property and activities.

• Evaluate evidence that would clearly specify the existence of a risk(s) and analyse the implications and effect on life, property and activities
• Obtain accurate information on risk and use it for the protection of others
• Produce a report on the minimalisation of risk to people, property and activities and recommend effective methods of implementation and control
• Identify ways to implement risks management in a company and ensure compliance with codes of practice and regulations.

Assessment Outcomes: At the end of these modules the student should be able to demonstrate a practical capacity to carry out the tasks listed to a commercially acceptable standard, applying principles correctly in context but may not yet have developed a deep understanding of the theoretical underpinning of the subject. Optional assessments are included.

How will the course be delivered?

The course runs for a maximum of 1 week – 9am until 7pm.

It is essential that all attendees:

1. Are competent with maths (No lower than GCSE Grade C)
2. Have a good level of written and spoken English
3. Have some understanding/experience of underlying concepts of engineering

The college operates a no refunds policy as detailed below. Cancellations and transfer requests are subject to the following conditions:

• More than 4 weeks notice – no charge
• 4 weeks notice – 30% of the cost
• 2-3 weeks notice – 50% of the cost
• 1-2 weeks notice – 75% of the cost
• Less than 1 weeks notice – 100% of the cost

All cancellations must be made in writing and are subject to a £10 administration charge. The full fee’s policy is available on request.

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£500 per person
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