Health and Safety in the Workplace training course

 

 

Description

 

This course has been designed to provide delegates with a general understanding of Health and Safety issues in the workplace. This course provides delegates with an understanding of current health and safety rules and regulations and explains the responsibilities of both the employer and employees. Delegates will also learn how to deal with reporting of any accidents or incidents, should they occur. This in house course is aimed at learners in a variety of work environments and will develop awareness of health and safety within an organisation. 

 

The course content of this course which is equivalent to a level 2 qualification provides learners with essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety in the workplace under UK health and safety legislation and is also an ideal platform to higher level training or career development.

 

 

Duration

 

The minimum classroom contact time of 6 hours should be delivered over a minimum of half a day. The course can be spread over a maximum of 3 weeks, ensuring that each session is a minimum of two hours. The class ratio for this qualification is a maximum of 16 learners to 1 Trainer/Assessor.

 

 

Course content

 

The law

Penalties and enforcement

Employer’s responsibilities

Employee’s responsibilities

Ergonomics and human factors

The cost of poor Health and Safety

The benefits of good Health and Safety

Health and Safety training

Communicating Health and Safety

Hazards and risks

Risk assessments

Hierarchy of control

Accidents

Environmental factors

Human factors

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Electricity

Fire

Manual handling

Hazardous substances

Display screen equipment

Workplace safety signs

First Aid

Accident and incident reporting

RIDDOR