A single overlooked hazard can cost a company far more than money — it can cost an employee's life and the organisation's reputation. That reality is why the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy built this training course around one goal: giving professionals in large companies the tools to prevent workplace risk before it happens, not just react to it.

The course walks through the full spectrum of occupational hazards — physical, chemical, biological, and psychological — and pairs that knowledge with practical risk-assessment methods, international compliance standards, and the emergency-planning skills needed to keep people safe.

Who Should Attend?

• Health and safety managers in companies and organisations.
• Risk management consultants and specialists.
• Compliance officers responsible for regulatory adherence.
• HR and management personnel.
• Employees in high-risk sectors such as construction, industry, oil, and gas.

Knowledge and Benefits:

• Understand core OHS principles and why applying them protects both people and business.
• Identify and assess the different categories of workplace risk.
• Build practical risk-management and mitigation strategies.
• Apply local and international legal standards, including ISO 45001.
• Design emergency response plans and continuously improve the work environment.

Module 1: The Real Cost of Workplace Risk

• Occupational health and safety vs. general public health
• How the field has evolved, and why systems need constant updating
• Why safety directly affects organisational performance

Module 2: Mapping the Categories of Workplace Hazards

• Physical hazards: accidents, noise, lighting, radiation
• Chemical and biological hazards: toxic exposure, infection
• Psychological and mechanical hazards: work stress, dangerous equipment

Module 3: Assessing and Classifying Risk

• Identifying hazards using structured analysis techniques
• Risk-assessment tools: checklists, statistical models, risk matrices
• Classifying risk by severity and likelihood

Module 4: Building a Risk Management Strategy

• Core methods: identify, assess, plan, mitigate
• Reducing risk through protective equipment and revised work methods
• Preparing comprehensive emergency-response plans

Module 5: Legislation, ISO 45001, and Global Compliance

• OSHA and local labour-law requirements
• ISO 45001 and the role of the International Labour Organization
• Ensuring ongoing company compliance

Module 6: Training, KPIs, and Continuous Improvement

• Building an ongoing safety-training culture
• Key performance indicators to measure risk-management effectiveness
• Learning from incidents and reviewing systems periodically