I have recently purchased from a charity the iosh board games and films,
it's been a few years since I did my managing safety and cant remember how to play the games,

I want to run some in house risk assessment training and these board games could be just the job.

Can anyone send or post me the rules/instructions on how to run the games.

The board games should be used in conjunction with the taught modules; this is because the training describes the process using the 5 part matrix from the book and the 'IOSH' hierarchy of risk control.

Anyway, split up the delegates into groups, and get them to identify the hazards on the boards, and for them to work out the likelihood and consequence of the hazards, in which they will come to a final risk rating. Because it is a picture, it is often assumed that the likelihood is reasonably high i.e. you can see it happening on the picture.
Then using the discs the delegates can work out what would be the best control method to manage the risks they have identified.

It has to be noted that this is a table top exercise for the concept of risk assessment and understanding the difference between the chance of something happening and if it did what would be the 'likely' consequence and not worse case scenario. The board game is just part of the overall process.

Hope this helps.

I would never use these 'games' to get the concept of risk assessment across to 'ordinary' people.
It's clunky, protracted, and not really a 'game' as we know it. There is no fun or joy in this activity.

Presumably you have a RA process / procedure in your organisation. I hope it does not look anything like the IOSH one, for the sake of sanity and credibility. If it does, then fill your boots with the IOSH game.

If it doesn't, (look like the IOSH model), then why try to use it at all?

I do have issues with trying to train managers to almost the same level as safety practitioners on subjects like risk assessment. Who really needs the theory of hazard v risk? Time spent thinking of 'hazards' which are somewhat contrived, and debating definition against risk would be better spent getting them to think about, identify and analyse their key safety activities, resulting RISKS and safety weaknesses - and then even more crucially, what to do about managing these.

I would spend 90% of any training time on this, and only 10% on explanation and 'here's an approach' (or 'fill in this form' as it is alternatively known).

If delegates go away with a technique and format for producing, communicating and checking their important safety controls, you will have achieved something. If they become hungry for more - great.

I advocate spending less time 'training' and much more time with individuals, talking their approach through, questioning where necessary. Yes, time-hungry, but much more effective.