Pests news from BPCA

22 July 2019

VIDEO: Risk management assessments for pest management professionals

A health and safety risk assessment considers the hazards present in a task or activity. RAs looks at the likelihood of harm that might occur and the severity of that harm. 

In this 1 hour webinar, Technical Officer Natalie Bungay talks through the importance of good risk assessments and hazard perception. She looks at the moral, legal and professional consequences of risk assessments while tailoring the whole experience for pest management professionals. 

All information presented was correct at the time of publication (July 2019).

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