Risk Assessment, Compliance and Workplace Safety Culture Training Course for Facilities Operations (Online / Remote)
1Summary
How many serious incidents in facilities operations were genuinely unpredictable? Very few, if the record is examined honestly. Most trace back to a hazard someone already knew about — one that sat on a report, got acknowledged, and never actually got fixed before it caught up with someone.
The Risk Assessment, Compliance and Workplace Safety Culture training course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built to close that gap between knowing about a hazard and doing something about it. It covers embedding occupational safety into daily operations, maintaining compliance as regulations keep shifting, and running risk assessment processes that lead to real corrective action rather than a filed report.
Participants leave able to identify hazards before they become incidents, build workplace safety practices that hold up under real conditions, and manage HSE responsibilities with the seriousness they deserve.
2Objectives and target group
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the scope and responsibilities of Facilities HSE management.
- Apply occupational safety principles across maintenance, contractor, and daily operational activities.
- Maintain regulatory compliance across health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Conduct effective risk assessment processes that translate into real corrective action.
- Build workplace safety programs that engage staff and investigate incidents to prevent recurrence.
- Manage contractor and vendor safety performance and accountability on facilities sites.
Target Audience
- Facilities managers with HSE responsibilities
- Health, safety, and environmental officers
- Maintenance managers overseeing high-risk work activities
- Contractor and vendor management professionals
3Course Content
Module 1: Facilities HSE — Scope and the Cost of Known Risks
- Defining the scope of HSE responsibility within facilities operations
- The link between HSE performance and overall operational reliability
- Building an HSE culture that goes beyond compliance box-checking
Module 2: Occupational Safety in Daily Operations
- Common hazards in maintenance, cleaning, and technical work
- Safe systems of work for high-risk facilities activities
- Personal protective equipment and safe work procedures
Module 3: Navigating Regulatory Compliance
- Health, safety, and environmental regulatory requirements that apply to facilities
- Maintaining documentation for audits and inspections
- Staying current as regulations and standards evolve
Module 4: Running Risk Assessments That Lead to Action
- Structuring a practical, thorough risk assessment process
- Identifying hazards specific to facilities and building operations
- Prioritizing risk controls by likelihood and severity, and following through on them
Module 5: Building a Safety Culture That Catches Problems Early
- Engaging staff in identifying and reporting hazards before they become incidents
- Investigating incidents and near-misses systematically, focused on root cause
- Turning investigation findings into practical prevention measures
Module 6: Managing Contractor and Vendor Safety
- Setting HSE expectations for contractors before work begins
- Monitoring contractor safety performance and compliance on site
- Holding vendors accountable for workplace safety standards