Hazard, risk and risk assessment – key definitions Importance of risk assessment for accident prevention Overview of relevant health and safety legislation & standards

Identifying hazards – inspections, reports, MSDS, HSE guidance Profiling risks – who can be harmed, likelihood and severity Evaluating risks – qualitative & quantitative scoring and ranking Controlling risks – applying the hierarchy of controls

Qualitative methods – brainstorming, checklists, Delphi Quantitative overview – fault tree and event tree analysis Semi-quantitative – risk matrices and semi-numeric scoring