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The focus of this unit is the process of risk assessment. It examines the types of risk assessment and when each is appropriate, along with the HSE recommended five-stage approach to risk assessment.

Aims and outcomes

By the end of this unit, you should understand:

  • the three different types of risk assessments and their roles
  • the five-stage approach to writing risk assessments
  • how to use a risk matrix to assess risk levels
  • how to perform a dynamic risk assessment.

Unit content

Unit 6: Risk assessment
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    Step 1: Generic, specific and 'live' risk assessments
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    Step 2: Creating risk assessments
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    Step 3: Spotting hazards and identifying persons at risk
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    Step 4: Evaluating risk
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    Step 5: Control measures
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    Step 6: Keeping records
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    Step 7: Review
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    Step 8: Dynamic risk assessment
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    End of Unit 6 quiz