PROHSS6 Conduct health and safety risk assessments of a workplace
Overview
This standard is for people carrying out risk assessments in the workplace. This could be an employer, line manager, supervisor, safety representative or employee.
It covers competences needed to identify hazards, evaluate risks and make recommendations to control risks and review results.
Outcomes
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
1. define why and where risk assessments will be carried out
2. recognise your own limitations and seek expert advice and guidance on operational controls
3. select appropriate methods for identifying hazards and evaluating risks following best practice
4. prioritise areas where hazards with potential for serious harm to health are most likely to occur following best practice
5. identify hazards that have potential to cause harm and/or loss following best practice
6. review internal and external standards and guidelines
7. confirm appropriate precautions are in place following best practice
8. assess the level of risk and record significant findings following best practice
9. consider and prioritise where further controls are required
10. present results and reasonably practicable recommendations of risk assessments to the responsible people
11. review and revise risk assessments as appropriate
12. maintain suitable and sufficient records following company procedures
13. take suitable action to control or remove imminent risks following best practice
Knowledge & Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. relevant legal requirements and standards
2. workplace hazards most likely to cause harm or loss
3. importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards in the workplace
4. methods of identifying hazards and risk
5. purpose, legal implications and importance of carrying out risk assessments
6. techniques for carrying out risk assessments
7. particular health and safety risks which may affect your own job role and precautions to take
8. resources required for risk assessments
9. information sources for risk assessments (e.g. HSE publications)
10. what to do with results of risk assessments
11. importance of dealing with, or promptly reporting relevant hazards and risks
12. your own limitations, job responsibilities and capabilities
13. where to find expert advice and guidance
14. work areas and people who you are carrying out assessments for
15. work activities of people in the workplace where you are carrying out risk assessments
PROHSS6 Conduct health and safety risk assessments of a workplace
Overview
This standard is for people carrying out risk assessments in the workplace. This could be an employer, line manager, supervisor, safety representative or employee.
It covers competences needed to identify hazards, evaluate risks and make recommendations to control risks and review results.
Outcomes
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
1. define why and where risk assessments will be carried out
2. recognise your own limitations and seek expert advice and guidance on operational controls
3. select appropriate methods for identifying hazards and evaluating risks following best practice
4. prioritise areas where hazards with potential for serious harm to health are most likely to occur following best practice
5. identify hazards that have potential to cause harm and/or loss following best practice
6. review internal and external standards and guidelines
7. confirm appropriate precautions are in place following best practice
8. assess the level of risk and record significant findings following best practice
9. consider and prioritise where further controls are required
10. present results and reasonably practicable recommendations of risk assessments to the responsible people
11. review and revise risk assessments as appropriate
12. maintain suitable and sufficient records following company procedures
13. take suitable action to control or remove imminent risks following best practice
Knowledge & Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. relevant legal requirements and standards
2. workplace hazards most likely to cause harm or loss
3. importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards in the workplace
4. methods of identifying hazards and risk
5. purpose, legal implications and importance of carrying out risk assessments
6. techniques for carrying out risk assessments
7. particular health and safety risks which may affect your own job role and precautions to take
8. resources required for risk assessments
9. information sources for risk assessments (e.g. HSE publications)
10. what to do with results of risk assessments
11. importance of dealing with, or promptly reporting relevant hazards and risks
12. your own limitations, job responsibilities and capabilities
13. where to find expert advice and guidance
14. work areas and people who you are carrying out assessments for
15. work activities of people in the workplace where you are carrying out risk assessments
16. effective communication methods
17. how to identify suitable control measures