Risk Assessment and Method Statement Awareness Training
GH Training provides practical awareness training for employees who need to understand workplace risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
The course helps delegates recognise how hazards are identified, risks are evaluated and control measures are communicated before work begins.
Training is delivered at customer premises across the North West, North Wales and West Yorkshire.
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Who Is This Course For?
The course is suitable for:
- Managers and supervisors
- Team leaders
- Warehouse and production employees
- Maintenance teams
- Contractors
- Employees involved in planning work
- Employees expected to follow method statements
- Staff moving into roles with additional safety responsibilities
No previous formal risk assessment qualification is required.
What Does the Course Cover?
Course content is tailored to the workplace and normally includes:
- The purpose of a risk assessment
- The difference between hazards and risks
- Identifying workplace hazards
- Considering who may be harmed
- Evaluating risk
- Selecting suitable control measures
- Recording significant findings
- Reviewing and updating assessments
- The purpose of a method statement
- Safe systems of work
- Roles and responsibilities
- Communicating control measures
- Dynamic risk awareness
- Responding to changes in the task or environment
- Practical workplace examples
What Is a Risk Assessment?
A risk assessment is a structured process used to identify workplace hazards, consider who may be harmed and decide what controls are needed.
Risk assessments should be suitable for the activity and reflect the equipment, people, environment and working methods involved.
They should also be reviewed when circumstances change or when there is reason to believe the existing assessment is no longer suitable.
What Is a Method Statement?
A method statement explains how a task should be completed safely.
It may include:
- The sequence of work
- Equipment and materials
- Roles and responsibilities
- Identified hazards
- Required control measures
- Personal protective equipment
- Access and exclusion arrangements
- Emergency procedures
A method statement should be clear, relevant to the task and communicated to the people expected to follow it.
Is a Method Statement the Same as a Risk Assessment?
No. The two documents have related but different purposes.
A risk assessment identifies hazards, evaluates risks and determines suitable controls.
A method statement explains how the work will be carried out using those controls. The documents are often used together when planning higher-risk or non-routine activities.
Does This Course Qualify Someone as a Risk Assessor?
No. This is an awareness course.
It helps delegates understand risk assessments and method statements, but it does not automatically demonstrate that someone is competent to complete every type of workplace assessment.
Competence depends on the person’s knowledge, experience, training and understanding of the specific activity and its hazards.
Why Is This Training Useful?
Risk assessments and method statements are only effective when employees understand their purpose and apply the required controls.
Awareness training can help businesses:
- Improve hazard recognition
- Communicate safe working methods
- Support supervisors and team leaders
- Reduce misunderstandings
- Encourage employees to report changes
- Improve planning for non-routine work
- Reinforce workplace responsibilities
Training at Your Workplace
Training at your premises allows examples and discussions to reflect your working environment.
Where appropriate, the course can consider:
- Workplace transport
- Material handling equipment
- Loading and unloading
- Machinery and maintenance
- Working at height
- Lifting operations
- Contractors
- Pedestrian safety
- Non-routine tasks
We will discuss your workplace and training requirements before confirming the course.
Evidence of Completion
Delegates who successfully complete the course receive appropriate evidence of completion.
Employers remain responsible for deciding who is competent to prepare, approve and review workplace risk assessments and method statements.
Related Training
Employees with wider safety responsibilities may also benefit from:
Managing and Supervising MHE Operations
Working at Height Awareness Training
Areas We Cover
Based in Newton-le-Willows, we deliver risk assessment and method statement awareness training throughout Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, North Wales and West Yorkshire.
Key areas include St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester, Widnes, Runcorn, Preston, Blackburn, Deeside, Wrexham and Leeds.
Arrange Awareness Training
Tell us about your workplace, number of delegates and the activities you want the course to address. We will discuss your requirements and provide a tailored quotation.