Basic risk assessment

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively implement the basic risk assessment technique for the improvement of the OSH conditions within enterprises.

Deadline for applications: 13 December 2011.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the ILO principles and fundamentals of OSH
• Conduct a risk assessment in a workplace and make decisions on the control measures to be adopted
• Describe the most relevant hazards concerning working at heights, machinery and chemical safety and the most frequent preventive and protective measures adopted
• Explain the methodology and steps to carry out a basic risk assessment in an enterprise.
• Transfer knowledge on the management of the OSH in an enterprise.

The course is aimed at trainers and advisers in OSH belonging to governmental, employers’ and workers’ organizations involved in the promotion of OSH within enterprises. The programme may also be of interest to other people from professional or industrial bodies, training institutions involved in OSH issues and, above all, managers, supervisors and technical staff in charge of OSH within enterprises.