Course Content

This is a basic level course

While monitoring organisational risk is important, your business is also impacted by how you manage the more everyday risks. Whether it's fire safety or tripping hazards in the workplace or assessing the safety of venues for events, it is important to have the right systems in place. Similarly when you are working with children or vulnerable adults, you need a robust system in place to identify what might go wrong, where the danger lies, and have procedures to deal with any problems.

Specifically, we will be looking at:

  • Taking a risk-based approach
  • Having the right policies and procedures in place 
  • Risk assessment: health & safety risks - the basics for your business
  • Risk assessing events and venues; 
  • Risk assessing individuals and identifying needs; people with challenging behaviour
  • Training and protocols for staff and volunteers
  • Monitoring risk management; especially near misses

Learning journey

These courses complement this one:

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We aim to provide as much free, accessible material as possible. DCA offers courses free or at lower cost where we have obtained funding or sponsorship Some resources are offered on a paid-for basis so that we can cover our costs and continue to provide this material to community groups, charities or social companies. We are able to offer a lower price to DCA members because of the membership fees they have paid. (Please do not click on the discounted rate unless you are sure that your organisation is a member.) On average a course costs us about £300 to create and your support is appreciated. You can donate any amount towards our work using the link below or sponsor our work through a partnership agreement which has benefits for both organisations. We are a registered charity and our number is 1060910.
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