Preventing Workplace Risk: Health, Safety, and Compliance for Large Organisations
1Summary
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.
2Objectives and target group
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.
3Course Content
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