Risk Assessment Training Course
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Our risk assessment online course is CPD approved and designed for anyone who undertakes risk assessments as well as those who are responsible for the safety of others. By completing the online training learners will understand different types of hazards, how to evaluate risks, how to implement control measures and much more.
Course Level: Intermediate
Duration: 30 - 45 Minutes
Accreditation: RoSPA Assured, CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Last Updated: 14th February 2025
Description
Our Risk Assessment in the workplace course teaches workers in a supervisory position how to carry out a risk assessment properly.
Our CPD-approved risk assessment course teaches supervisors and managers the practical skills needed to identify hazards, evaluate risks and implement the necessary control measures. You'll learn to conduct thorough assessments tailored to your specific workplace environment, whether you manage an office, retail space, warehouse, classroom, or construction site.
We all want to be safe, yet hundreds of thousands of accidents happen at work every year. That has a big impact on the individuals affected, as well as the productivity of businesses that lose time and money when an accident occurs. Therefore, preventing accidents is essential.
All managers or supervisors are responsible for health and safety in their workplaces, and risk assessments are a key part in this. Workplace health and safety assessments should be conducted to assess the impact of the working environment and the specific activities that are carried out.
This Risk Assessment in the workplace course teaches you how to carry out a risk assessment properly, including understanding the hierarchy of risk control.
Risk assessments are vital in the workplace for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of staff. Already, Health and Safety Executive statistics show that 665,000 workplace injuries were reported between 2023/24 alone.
Without risk assessments, this figure could be much higher, costing businesses even more in terms of finances and productivity, and putting more workers at risk. However, it is clear that more risk assessments are needed to help lower this figure in the future - and that's where Virtual College's Risk Assessment in the Workplace e-learning course comes in.
Through engaging interactive content featuring graphics, videos and practical challenges, you'll master:
- Hazard identification
- Risk evaluation
- Identification and implementation of control measures
- Communication
- Monitoring and review of risk assessments
Our self-paced Health and Safety courses allow you to fit learning around your schedule whilst automatically tracking your progress. Upon successful completion of the course (requiring an 80% pass mark on the final assessment), you'll receive a RoSPA-assured Virtual College certificate.
Duration: 30-45 minutes, depending on your learning pace.
This course was previously known as "An Introduction to Risk Assessment"
Who is this risk assessment online training course for?
The risk assessment training is for anyone responsible for workplace safety—from office managers to shop owners, warehouse supervisors to teachers. No prior qualifications are needed, just a desire to create a safer work environment.
How is the course structured?
Our risk assessment course uses interactive learning to teach the essential Hierarchy of Control framework. You'll master a systematic approach to risk management, from elimination of hazards through to personal protective equipment.
The course covers key concepts including safe systems of work, worker consultation, method statements, and competence requirements through engaging graphics, videos, and knowledge checks.
Learners will be given questions to answer throughout the risk management training course, with the correct responses only visible once they've had a go for themselves, encouraging them to have a go and learn new information.
One of the many benefits of e-learning is that it is self-paced, meaning learners can spend as long as they need to study each part of the course. It also means supervisors can fit in their digital training around their other work commitments, as the Virtual College Learning Management System will automatically log their progress each time they have to step away from the course.
Risk Assessment Training Course accreditation
The content of this risk assessment online training has been independently assured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and meets Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On completion of this risk assessment online course, learners can download and print a RoSPA assured Virtual College certificate for their records.
The end of course test consists of 18 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve an 80% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test as many times as is needed.
Risk Assessment Online Course duration
This online risk assessment training takes approximately 30 - 45 minutes to complete, but this depends entirely on how quickly each learner absorbs the study material.
Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout so it can be completed at your convenience.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this risk assessment course.
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What you'll learn
- Your responsibilities as a manager and explain how to fulfil your duty to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of your workers
- Which type of risk assessment is needed for your environment
- Identifying, evaluating and controlling risks, then reporting your findings and reviewing it all
Suitable for
- Anyone who is responsible for undertaking risk assessments at their organisation, across a wide range of industries
- This includes managers and supervisors within businesses who are responsible for the safety of employees within the building, or will be instructing employees to carry out tasks which have an element of risk such as manual handling which need to be assessed
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 1 year. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.
You can learn more about the legal requirements of risk assessments in our helpful blog article here.
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12th December 2025
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