Risk and Incident Management (Y/617/7540) Assignment Brief 2026

carrying out risk assessments in an organisation.

1.2 Explain techniques to identify hazards.

1.3 Explain how to implement a risk assessment system and to evaluate risk.

1.4 Explain how to measure, monitor and report hazards.

1.5 Explain how to maintain records of risk assessment to meet regulatory and statutory requirements.

1.6 Explain how to use calculations in the analysis and improvement of systems reliability and failure tracing.

2.2 Justify when to use risk avoidance, risk reduction, risk transfer, risk analysis, risk evaluation and risk review strategies.

2.3 Explain the development and characteristics of safe systems of work and safe operating procedures.

3.2 Justify the use of quantitative methods in analysing loss data.

3.3 Assess the needs and impacts of reporting of loss events.

3.4 Explain the importance and impact of incident investigations.

4.2 Outline organisational policies to identify, investigate, report and record incidents.

4.3 Explain how to maintain records of incidents to meet regulatory and statutory requirements.

4.4 Evaluate an organisational process for managing health and safety incidents.