A health and safety training development process begins with which of the following activities?

In the Health, Wellness, and Safe Workplace domain, HRPA directs practitioners to begin any safety training initiative with a needs analysis to identify statutory requirements, hazard-specific risks, job/task demands, and participant characteristics. The HRPA Study Guide outlines the OHS training cycle as starting with analysis of requirements and risks (needs analysis), which then informs clear training objectives, appropriate methods, and evaluation design. Beginning with needs analysis ensures training content addresses actual hazards and compliance obligations (e.g., role-specific risks, controls, safe operating procedures) and supports due diligence under applicable OHS legislation.

Thus, conducting a needs analysis is the correct starting point; objectives (D), methods (A), and evaluation (B) follow from what the analysis uncovers.