RISK ASSESSMENT COURSE

The main declared objectives of the present computer based training course were to introduce the aims of the Risk Assessment, in order to describe the key stages in conducting effective Risk Assessment, i.e. identifying hazards, evaluating severity, estimating likelihood, assessing the risk level of hazards, and managing risk, to outline the benefits of doing Risk Assessment, and to provide a number of working examples of the key steps of Risk Assessment and comprehensive practice exercises.

There are two major components of Risk Analysis, namely Risk Assessment and Risk Management. This course has been partitioned into three main components, that are followed by a practice exercise and finally a short test. The first part contains the introduction to risk assessment. The second part covers the hazard investigation, evaluating risks, and existing preventative measures. The third part of the course contains description of the further preventative measures, review and monitoring of the action plan, and record keeping.

Then there are practice exercises followed by the final test. All employers have a so-called "duty of care" aimed to ensure the health and safety of their employees and other persons on board by means of proper evaluation of the risk levels and taking appropriate actions to reduce such risks...