Managing Risk
Overview
The aim and objectives of this session are to explore what we mean by health, safety and wellbeing (HSW) risk management; to provide a practical understanding of how to manage HSW and to explain the role of senior managers.
Delegates will learn:
- What we mean by HSW risk
- How to identify the need to undertake risk assessments
- The role of senior managers
- How to deal with and escalate risk
There will be four parts to the session and a conclusion.
Part one: What is risk?
- Defining risk
- Why this matter
- A simple descriptive model
Part two: Task Lists
- What you need to do
- Risk assessments in Law
Part three: Risk Assessment
- Extending the risk definition
- The importance of scales
- Template examples – being able to “read” a risk assessment
Part four: Managing risk assessments
- Controlling risk
- Monitoring
- Communication
- Managing Covid-19 risk
Part five: Conclusions