Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Learn practical Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment. Improve workplace safety, compliance and risk control through expert-led training.
- Online – Microsoft Teams
- 27 March 2026
- 2 CPD Points and the certificate is valid for a 2-year period
- Price : R 2 999.00
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
Identify physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards
Conduct formal Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) processes
Apply risk rating matrices and risk prioritisation techniques
Apply risk rating matrices and risk prioritisation techniques
Integrate risk assessment into daily operations and project planning
Improve legal compliance and safety culture in their organisation
Introduction
- Introduction and reasons for risk assessments
- Occupational risk and occupational health risk assessments
- The term risk assessment
Legal requirements
- Risk assessment requirements for South Africa
- Risk assessment guidelines and standards (King IV Report on Corporate Governance, ISO 31 001, SIMRAC guidelines)
Important definitions, terminology, hazards and risks likely to be encountered
- Important definitions, relevant terminology and examples of work-related hazards and risks
HIRA principles and criteria
- Criteria for assessments
- Principles for HIRA
Legal risk exposures and the influence of codes and standards on assessments
- Legal risk exposure
- The influence of codes and standards on assessments
- When legislation, codes or standards don’t exist
Risk management; types of risk assessments
- Risk management and HIRA
- Different types of risk assessments (baseline, issue-based and continuous HIRA)
Managing the HIRA process
- Scope of the HIRA
- HIRA process and management
- Planning for risk assessment
- Aspects or guidelines that should be followed during the planning phase of the risk assessment
- Gathering and analysis of information on previously identified hazards and risks
- Identifying and appoint of competent assessors
HIRA methodology
- Initiating the HIRA and selecting the approach
- Selection of a suitable risk assessment report
- How to identify hazards
- Determine the associated risk(s) to the identified hazards
- Identify all parties affected by the hazard and determine how they can be affected
- Evaluate or assess the risk (examples of various methodologies discussed and provided)
Managing the risk
- Sequence of applying control measures
- Identify and evaluate existing risk controls
- Identify appropriate control measures
- Hazard register
- Compile an action plan
- Communicate and consult
- Implementation
- Record keeping
- Monitor the effectiveness of measures
- Review and update
- Conclusion