CIEH Level 2 Award In Principles Of Risk Assessment

This qualification will benefit anyone in a work environment as it raises candidates’ awareness of the concept of risk assessment. It is designed to help improve the workplace culture for occupational health and safety by enabling candidates to understand the basic principles of risk assessment.

Successful completion of the training programme and assessment will enable candidates to understand the:

• main causes of accidents and ill health, and the implications they have for people in the workplace
• legal requirements for risk assessment
• 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.

The training time to cover the syllabus must be at least six hours and is typically covered in one day.

Candidates are assessed by an examination paper consisting of 30 multiple choice questions to be completed in one hour under examination conditions. Candidates who achieve 20 or more correct answers will pass the examination and receive a certificate.