Training Course in Workplace Risk Management and Occupational Safety Systems
1Summary
A single overlooked hazard on a factory floor or a construction site can shut down operations, trigger legal liability, and put lives at risk. Preventing that outcome is not about luck — it is about having a structured system for spotting risks before they turn into incidents.
This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy walks participants through exactly that system: how to identify hazardous tasks and conditions, assess and categorize risk, put the right precautions in place, and build an occupational health and safety management system that holds up under real operating pressure.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Quality managers and supervisors responsible for occupational health and safety.
- Employees whose role includes designing solutions to safety and health hazards.
- Anyone responsible for monitoring compliance with safety regulations on site.
What You Will Be Able to Do:
- Identify, assess and monitor workplace risks using a structured process.
- Explain the legal framework that governs risk management at your organization.
- Plan risk management activities and define the goals and tasks involved.
- Set up and continuously improve an occupational health and safety management system.
- Build and refine procedures for identifying, assessing and controlling risk.
- Apply international models of OHS systems and their role in risk management.
3Course Content
Module 1: Why Safety Systems Fail — and How to Fix That
- Common reasons occupational safety programs break down in practice.
- The business case for treating OHS as a management priority, not paperwork.
Module 2: Setting Up an Occupational Health and Safety Management System
- Establishing and improving the quality of an OHS management system.
- Developing joint arrangements for OHS management across departments.
Module 3: Risk Identification and Assessment Procedures
- Building procedures to identify, assess and control risk consistently.
- Categorizing risk and deciding what needs urgent attention first.
Module 4: Reading the Work Environment
- Evaluating information and data sources to identify hazardous tasks and conditions.
- Analyzing the work environment specifically for risk assessment purposes.
Module 5: Risk Assessment Methods and Certification
- Practical methods of risk assessment and how to document them.
- Certification approaches for risk assessments and the precautions taken.
Module 6: Precautions, Timing and Difficult Cases
- The relationship between risk, institutional policy and procedure.
- Choosing the right time to act, and handling risks linked to misconduct or corruption.
Module 7: From Policy to Practice: Field Work
- Applying risk assessment categories in real field conditions.
- Field exercises in identifying, assessing and controlling live risks.