NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work

The NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work is a one-day, introductory level qualification developed in collaboration with the health and safety regulator for Great Britain, the Health and Safety Executive. It is structured around the Health and Safety Executive’s approach to controlling the risks caused by workplace hazards.

Develop straightforward, practical health and safety risk management skills so you can go beyond risk assessments, to effectively control the health and safety risks caused by hazards in your workplace.

“Assessment is not the end product of risk management, and businesses should understand that the elimination or control of the assessed risks is the more important part of the overall process. This new qualification focuses on how organisations can effectively and sustainably manage risks in a proportionate manner.”
Ron Macbeth, Risk Assessment Technical Lead, Health and Safety Executive.

Who is it for?

The NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work is ideal for anyone involved in managing workplace health and safety risks including those who undertake risk assessments. The content will be particularly useful to employers, managers, supervisors, union representatives, SHE champions and health and safety representatives.

This qualification will help you to:

• Identify hazards and be aware of some of the resources that can help
• Assess risks in low to medium risk premises using simple HSE tools
• Evaluate risks in a proportionate and sensible manner
• Identify suitable control measures

Employers

The NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work will help you to:

• Create a safe and healthy work environment
• Have confidence as your employee will be trained in HSE’s current approach to health and safety risk management
• Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house risk management expertise
• Upskill your teams so they can carry out risk assessments in the right way and to the right standard

Employers looking for more information on how NEBOSH qualifications can benefit your organisation, can find out more on our Guidance for Employers page.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

It is important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus. NEBOSH recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.0 or higher in IELTS tests.

Read more about language requirements for NEBOSH qualifications.