NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work – In-Company Training for Safer, Smarter Teams

This NEBOSH HSE Award gives your team a practical, HSE-backed framework for managing workplace risks confidently and effectively. Ideal for line managers, supervisors, and team leaders, the course provides the tools to identify hazards, conduct meaningful risk assessments, and implement controls aligned with UK regulations.

Delivered in-company by Make UK’s expert health and safety trainers, this award helps embed a stronger safety culture across your organisation, reducing incidents, ensuring compliance, and building accountability at every level. 

Why Take the NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work?

The ability to manage risk is core to every safe and productive workplace. This qualification equips your employees with the confidence and competence to make risk management part of daily operations, not just a tick-box exercise.

Turn Risk Awareness Into Action

Empower your teams to spot hazards early, assess them properly, and implement controls that prevent incidents before they happen.

Align Your Business with HSE Guidance

The course is built around Health and Safety Executive (HSE) best practice, giving you assurance that your people are following the UK’s gold-standard guidance.

Build Accountability Across Departments

Train team leaders and supervisors to take ownership of safety in their areas, supporting better decision-making and stronger organisational compliance. 

What You’ll Learn in the NEBOSH HSE Award Course

This course focuses on real-world application of how to identify, assess, and control workplace risks in line with UK legislation and HSE expectations. It’s delivered in-company, so your teams learn together, in your environment.

Key Modules Covered

• Understanding Risk Management Principles: Explore the difference between hazard and risk, and why proactive identification is critical for safety and compliance.
   
• Conducting and Recording Risk Assessments: Learn how to structure risk assessments that are clear, actionable, and aligned with legal requirements.
   
• Evaluating Controls and Managing Residual Risk: Use HSE-backed tools and the risk matrix to select appropriate controls and prioritise mitigation strategies.
   
• Embedding Continuous Improvement: Understand how to monitor, review and improve your risk management approach over time. 
   

What You’ll Take Away

By the end of the course, your teams will be able to:

• Carry out basic risk assessments aligned with HSE guidance
   
• Select appropriate control measures using a risk matrix
   
• Communicate risks and controls effectively across departments
   
• Support a proactive safety culture across your organisation
   
• Demonstrate your commitment to UK workplace safety legislation 

Who Should Take the NEBOSH Award in Managing Risks Course?

This award is ideal for organisations looking to upskill frontline leaders and employees with day-to-day responsibility for managing risk.

Line Managers and Team Leaders

Equip decision-makers with the tools to assess and manage safety risks in their teams.

Operational Supervisors and Shift Leads

Support those closest to the front line with the knowledge and confidence to prevent incidents.

Health & Safety Reps and Champions

Provide safety advocates with a formal, NEBOSH-backed understanding of risk management.

Cross-Functional Team Members

Anyone involved in managing, reporting, or reviewing risk assessments will benefit from a shared, structured approach. 

Course Details & Certification

This NEBOSH award is delivered in-company and designed to give teams practical skills they can apply immediately. It includes a structured risk assessment task to reinforce learning and ensure every delegate finishes with actionable competence, not just a certificate.

Duration, Format & Assessment

• Duration: 1 day
   
• Format: Delivered in-company at your premises
   
• Assessment: Practical risk assessment activity and short written test

What You’ll Achieve

• NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessment at Work
   
• Confidence in managing workplace risks in line with UK standards
   
• Practical tools to apply immediately in your organisation

How the NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks Benefits Your Team and Business

This course isn’t just about meeting compliance, it’s about giving your team the confidence and capability to manage workplace risk proactively.  

With clear, practical skills and a recognised qualification, your business gains better protection, performance, and peace of mind.

Strengthen Risk Management Across Teams

Equip managers, supervisors and safety reps with the tools to identify and reduce risks before they escalate into incidents.

Demonstrate Due Diligence to Regulators and Auditors

A NEBOSH-certified workforce signals a proactive, informed approach to safety that meets the expectations of HSE and industry bodies.

Reduce Downtime and Disruption from Incidents

Improved awareness and better decision-making lead to fewer incidents, less operational disruption, and a safer, more resilient workforce.

Build a Culture of Ownership and Accountability

Empower employees to take responsibility for risk at every level, from front-line assessments to team-wide interventions.

Why Choose Make UK for NEBOSH Training?

Make UK is one of the UK’s most trusted training providers and has been NEBOSH Centre No. 001 since the awarding body was established.  

That means we were the first to be accredited, and we’ve stayed at the forefront of health and safety training ever since.

NEBOSH Centre No. 001 – A Mark of Credibility

Make UK was the first ever training provider approved by NEBOSH. This designation reflects our longstanding commitment to delivering high-quality, accredited training.

Practical, Tutor-Led Learning That Sticks

Our trainers bring operational experience and real-world examples, so the learning lands, not just ticks boxes.

A Partner to 20,000+ UK Manufacturers

We work with businesses across every sector, from global manufacturers to fast-growing SMEs, to improve safety, reduce risk, and build confident teams.