Risk Assessment Training
This online Risk Assessment Training course gives every employer, manager and supervisor the practical knowledge to identify hazards, evaluate risks and put effective controls in place. Built around the HSE’s five-step process, it walks learners through the risk assessment that every UK workplace is required to carry out under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
This RoSPA-approved and CPD-accredited online course is suitable for managers, supervisors, H&S leads and anyone signing off risk assessments at work — from construction sites and warehouses to offices, schools and care homes. Complete in 90 minutes, get your certificate instantly, and demonstrate your team is competent to carry out a clear, practical risk assessment.
- Level
- Beginner · no prior knowledge
- Format
- 100% online
- Duration
- Around 90 minutes
- Modules
- 5 short modules
- Assessment
- Multiple-choice exam
- Pass mark
- 80% · free unlimited retakes
- Certificate
- Instant printable PDF
- Accreditation
- RoSPA approved & CPD certified
What is the Risk Assessment Training course?
This online Risk Assessment Training course gives every employer, manager and supervisor the practical knowledge to identify hazards, evaluate risks and put effective controls in place. Built around the HSE’s five-step process, it walks learners through the risk assessment that every UK workplace is required to carry out under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
This RoSPA-approved and CPD-accredited online course is suitable for managers, supervisors, H&S leads and anyone signing off risk assessments at work — from construction sites and warehouses to offices, schools and care homes.
Studied entirely online and at your own pace, you’ll complete it in around 90 minutes and receive an instant, printable certificate the moment you pass. Risk Assessment Training is part of Online CPD Academy — a UK provider of accredited online training spanning health & safety, fire safety, first aid and more.
What you'll learn
By the end of this online risk assessment course, learners will be able to:
- The legal requirement to carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment
- The HSE’s five steps of risk assessment applied across any workplace
- How to identify hazards and decide who could be harmed by them
- How to evaluate risks and choose proportionate control measures
- The hierarchy of control — from elimination through to PPE
- How to record significant findings and review when work, people or environments change
- When a topic-specific risk assessment is needed — for stress, manual handling, COSHH, DSE or fire
The course combines clear explanations, real workplace examples and short interactive checks — making sure every learner finishes with the practical knowledge to lead a clear, defensible risk assessment.
Course content
The course is divided into five short, interactive modules. Each module includes interactive elements and short reviews to reinforce learning and prepare you for the final assessment. Work through them at your own pace and revisit any topic as often as you like.
1Introduction to Risk AssessmentWhat risk assessment is and why the law requires it.
What's covered
- What a risk assessment is and why it matters
- The legal requirement to assess risk under UK health and safety law
- The difference between a hazard and a risk
- An overview of what the rest of the course covers
2The Five Steps of Risk AssessmentThe HSE process applied to any workplace.
What's covered
- The HSE’s five-step risk assessment process
- How the five steps fit together into one clear method
- How to apply the process across any work activity
- Why a proportionate approach is what the law asks for
3Identifying Hazards and Who Could Be HarmedSpotting hazards and the people at risk.
What's covered
- How to identify hazards in everyday work activities
- Deciding who could be harmed and how
- Considering employees, visitors and vulnerable groups
- Practical ways to spot hazards before they cause harm
4Evaluating Risks and Applying the Hierarchy of ControlChoosing proportionate control measures.
What's covered
- How to evaluate the level of risk
- The hierarchy of control — from elimination through to PPE
- Choosing proportionate, practical control measures
- Reducing risk where it starts, not after it has caused harm
5Recording, Reviewing and Specific AssessmentsDocumenting findings and knowing when more is needed.
What's covered
- How to record significant findings properly
- When and how to review a risk assessment
- Reviewing when work, people or environments change
- When a topic-specific assessment is needed — stress, manual handling, COSHH, DSE or fire
Assessment & certificate
At the end of the course there is a short final assessment in multiple-choice format with an 80% pass mark. If you don’t pass first time, retakes are completely free of charge — there’s no limit on attempts and no extra cost.
Once you’ve passed, your RoSPA-approved, CPD-accredited Risk Assessment Training certificate is issued instantly and is available to download and print straight from your account — ready for staff records, audits and your wider health and safety file. The certificate has no expiry date, though we recommend refreshing your risk assessment training every three years.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for any employer, manager, supervisor or employee who has a role in identifying hazards or controlling risks at work. It is designed for:
- Managers and supervisors signing off risk assessments
- Health and safety leads in small and medium-sized businesses
- Construction site managers and trades supervisors
- Office, retail and hospitality team leaders
- Healthcare, education, charity and public-sector employees
- Owners and directors carrying responsibility for workplace safety
It’s also ideal as part of induction for new managers, as refresher training for experienced staff, and as evidence of a competent approach to assessment under UK health and safety law.
Not sure where to start? Our free risk assessment guides explain the HSE’s five steps and who’s responsible at work.
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Audit-ready records
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Why take this course?
Risk assessment isn’t paperwork for paperwork’s sake — it’s how UK workplaces stay safe, productive and out of court. This course gives every employer, manager and employee the tools to lead a clear, practical risk assessment.
RoSPA approved and CPD accredited
Our Risk Assessment Training course is fully RoSPA approved and CPD accredited — two of the most widely recognised UK accreditations for workplace health and safety training. Independent assessment confirms the content meets the standards expected by employers, insurers and inspectors across the UK, and covers the risk assessment process every UK employer is required to follow under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Your certificate, ready the moment you pass
The second you finish the final assessment, a printable PDF certificate is ready to download from your dashboard. RoSPA-approved, CPD-accredited and recognised by employers across the UK for staff records, audits and health & safety files.
- ✓High-resolution printable PDF certificate
- ✓Shows the course name, your name and completion date
- ✓RoSPA approved and CPD accredited, with no expiry date
Certified in three simple steps
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Learn at your own pace
Work through five short modules online. Your progress saves automatically, so you can pause and pick up where you left off — most learners finish in around 90 minutes.
Pass and get certified instantly
Score 80% or more on the multiple-choice assessment and download your RoSPA-approved, CPD-accredited certificate as a printable PDF straight away. Free unlimited retakes if you need them.
Risk assessment training FAQs
Is this course recognised by employers? +
Yes. Risk Assessment Training is RoSPA approved and CPD accredited — two of the most widely recognised UK accreditations for workplace health and safety training. Employers, insurers and inspectors accept it as suitable evidence of training under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
How long does the course take? +
Most learners complete the course in around 90 minutes. You can pause at any time and return when it suits you — your progress is saved automatically.
Who is legally responsible for risk assessments? +
The employer. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every UK employer must carry out a ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment of work activities. In practice this is usually delegated to a competent person — a manager, supervisor or H&S lead — and that person needs the right training. This course gives them that.
Does this course cover specific risk assessments — stress, manual handling, COSHH? +
This course covers the general risk assessment process and explains when a topic-specific assessment is needed (for stress, manual handling, COSHH, DSE or fire). Where you need detailed training on a specific topic, it’s worth taking that as a separate course on top — but you should always start with the general process here.
What if I fail the assessment? +
Retakes are completely free of charge. There’s no limit on attempts and no extra cost.
Will I get a certificate? +
Yes. A RoSPA-approved, CPD-accredited certificate is issued instantly on completion of the course and is downloadable from your account.
Does the certificate expire? +
The certificate doesn’t have an expiry date — once you’ve passed, it’s yours. We recommend refreshing your risk assessment training every 3 years, or sooner if the work, the people doing it, or the environment they work in change significantly.
Does this replace a written risk assessment? +
No. This is training that prepares your team to carry out risk assessments. The actual assessments — written down, signed off, reviewed when things change — are produced by your competent person for each specific work activity. This course gives them the framework to do that well.
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Popular risk assessment guides
Read our free guides to the HSE’s five steps of risk assessment, the hierarchy of control and your duties under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.