Functional Skills Maths Level 1 – Probability, Risk & Safety
Workplace Settings – Health & Safety, Manufacturing & Logistics

This practical maths worksheet helps learners develop and apply their understanding of probability through realistic workplace health and safety scenarios. Learners practise converting probabilities between fractions, decimals and percentages, interpreting likelihood and using probability to assess workplace risks and reliability.

Worksheet AVOIDS childish clip-art and primary school themes.

What’s included
✔ 10 structured questions progressing from core probability skills to applied problem solving.
✔ Clean printer-friendly worksheets inside for economical classroom printing.
✔ Converting probabilities between fractions, decimals and percentages.
✔ Simplifying probability fractions.
✔ Interpreting probability using likelihood scales.
✔ Calculating probability from workplace inspection data.
✔ Applying probability to health and safety risk assessments.
✔ Using probability to assess equipment and vehicle reliability.
✔ Calculating probabilities from workplace accident data.
✔ Comparing failure probabilities to identify higher-risk situations.
✔ Applying probability to realistic manufacturing, construction and logistics scenarios.
✔ Full teacher answer key with clear step-by-step solutions.
✔ Fully aligned with the UK Department for Education (DfE) Functional Skills Level 1 criteria.

Ideal for
• Classroom teaching
• Independent learning
• Homework
• Revision
• Intervention groups
• Adult education
• Construction, manufacturing and logistics learners
• Learners preparing for workplace health and safety situations

What learners will practise
✔ Converting percentage probabilities into simplified fractions.
✔ Converting decimal probabilities into percentages and interpreting what they mean.
✔ Expressing simple probabilities as fractions based on workplace inspection results.
✔ Using probability to assess the likelihood of safety incidents occurring.
✔ Converting probabilities between fractions, decimals and percentages.
✔ Calculating the probability of selecting faulty, damaged or failed equipment from a sample.
✔ Using workplace accident data to calculate the probability of different types of incidents.
✔ Comparing probabilities to identify which machinery or process has the greater likelihood of failure.
✔ Applying probability calculations to realistic workplace risk assessments and safety decisions.
✔ Using mathematical evidence to support practical workplace decision-making.

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