Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Quality Plans

Course objectives

• Carry out a task based risk assessment that identifies real hazards
• Select controls in the correct order of the hierarchy
• Write a method statement a working crew can follow
• Build an inspection and test plan that assures quality proportionately
• Recognise when a change on site invalidates the assessment
• Brief a crew so the document affects what actually happens
• Review documents critically before they are issued

Who should attend

• Health and safety practitioners and officers
• Site supervisors, foremen and construction managers
• Quality and inspection staff
• Project engineers and contract managers
• Contractor and subcontractor management

Course outline

1. 01What a risk assessment is for, and how it becomes paperwork
2. 02Task based hazard identification
3. 03The hierarchy of control applied properly
4. 04Writing a method statement a crew can follow
5. 05Inspection and test plans and proportionate quality assurance
6. 06Change on site and when to reassess
7. 07Briefing and the gap between document and behaviour
8. 08Critical review before issue

Scheduled sessions