Housing Health and Safety

Housing Health and Safety training courses available from Training Synergy.

The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005

Course duration: 4 days

This course will show how the rating system for properties is carried out and the implications for Landlords.  It is specifically designed for people who need to assess properties according to the HHSRS rating system and highlights how the HHSRS ratings may change their property ratings and how to prioritise failings.

Who should attend

This course is suitable for all employees who work within a housing environment and whose role it is to assess properties and advise of works needed to be carried to remedy failures.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Have an understanding  of  HHSRS
  • Help organisations come to terms with the practical application of HHSRS
  • Implications of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
  • Participants will understand how to link deficiencies, hazards and the likelihood of harms
  • Delegates will have worked through the process of assessing properties

What will it cover?

  • Introducing the HHSRS
  • The Main Points of the New System
  • Why properties fail the HHSRS
  • How to include the HHSRS in day to day work
  • Inspecting Properties
  • Practical Work: Identifying deficiencies
  • Linking Deficiencies to Hazards
  • Assessing the Likelihood of Harm
  • Calculating the Hazard Score
  • Enforcements and Legal Action
  • Government Examples
  • Your responsibilities and priorities