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Description

Workplace Risk Assessment: Defining Work Units, Rating Risks and Taking Action

Turning the risk assessment register into a living prevention tool rather than a file reopened after an incident

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

The risk assessment register exists but it dates back several years. The work units no longer match the way the organisation actually operates. Psychosocial risks appear as a single line with no real analysis. The action plan has no owner and updates always come after an inspection or after an incident.

These two days place the risk assessment register back at the centre of prevention. Participants learn how to define work units, run the assessment with the employees concerned, rate risks against criteria that hold up to scrutiny and build an action plan that is monitored over time. The role of employee representatives is clarified at every stage, in line with UAE occupational health and safety requirements and ISO 45001 principles.

Learning objectives

  • Define work units in line with how the organisation actually operates
  • Conduct the risk assessment with the employees concerned
  • Build and apply a rating scale that is consistent across work units
  • Formalise an action plan with named owners and deadlines
  • Address psychosocial risks and situations of combined exposure
  • Organise the updating of the register and its review by the relevant committees

What makes this programme different

A rating scale is built and then tested on two very different work units
Risk identification starts from descriptions of real activity rather than generic checklists
The resulting action plan distinguishes what eliminates a risk from what merely compensates for it

Programme

1Framework of the Approach and Role of Stakeholders

Knowing who does what in the assessment

  • The duty to assess risks and the employer's responsibility
  • Role of the health and safety committee and employee safety representatives
  • Link with the annual prevention programme
  • Arrangements for consultation and access to the register

2Defining Work Units and Identifying Risks

Starting from the work as it is actually done

  • Defining work units and the common pitfalls of doing so
  • Observing work situations and conducting interviews
  • Risk families and identification of exposures
  • Collecting weak signals and near misses
  • Addressing psychosocial risks

3Rating and Prioritisation

Ranking risks without arguing over scores

  • Selecting rating criteria and building the scales
  • Taking existing prevention measures into account
  • Consistency of ratings across work units
  • Prioritising the situations to be addressed first
  • Traceability of the arguments retained

4Action Plan and Updating

Turning the assessment into decisions

  • Building the action plan and applying general prevention principles
  • Appointing owners and setting deadlines
  • Monitoring completion and evidencing effectiveness
  • Events that trigger an update
  • Communicating with employees

Who is it for

Members of health and safety committees, employee safety representatives, HSE officers and human resources managers.

Prerequisites

Having taken part in a risk assessment exercise or holding a role as an employee or health and safety representative

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.