Question 14
Domain 1 — Governance and Risk Management FrameworksWhat is the purpose of risk assessment training?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Risk assessment training is intended to make sure people who carry out assessments are competent and know how to identify hazards and evaluate risk properly. It serves "to ensure those conducting assessments have appropriate skills," so the assessment process is reliable and effective.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. To eliminate the need for risk experts
B. To ensure those conducting assessments have appropriate skills
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3 requires employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks, and regulation 13 requires them to appoint competent persons to assist with preventive and protective measures. Training is therefore directed at ensuring the assessor has the knowledge, experience, and skill to identify hazards, evaluate likelihood and severity, and produce a valid assessment rather than a superficial one.
C. To avoid risk governance
D. To reduce risk reporting