Health & Safety

By the end of this course, you will understand the responsibilities of health and safety in the work setting.

Training objectives:

• Classify the main health and safety responsibilities of: Self, Employer/Manager and others in the work setting
• Identify reasons we comply with health and safety legislation and assess health and safety risks
• Select health and safety tasks that should not be carried out without special training
• Identify hazards and assess the risks posed
• Identify how and when to report health and safety risks

This course provides managers with an understanding of the principles of health and safety risk management to ensure the safety of employees. It will teach you important aspects of health and safety that you should adopt in your place of work.

Training objectives:

• Understand the principles of effective health and safety management
• Recognise the importance of the moral, legal and the economic aspects of health and safety
• Develop an insight into risk management, health and safety policy, procedures and records
• Recognise the most common types of accidents as well as causes and hidden costs

Course content:

• The principles of effective Health & Safety Management
• Health & Safety at Work Act and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
• Common types of accidents
• Risk management, policies, procedures and records
• Accident prevention
• UK and European law
• Management responsibilities
• Safety meetings, internal inspections, monitoring and review

This Health and Safety for Directors e-Learning course is targeted at board level directors and senior management highlighting the reality of health and safety responsibilities and the consequences that failure to meet these could have.

This is a one section course covering the key points to Health and Safety for Directors,
including the Corporate Manslaughter Act, fines and prosecution, director’s responsibilities
and the Plan-Do-Check-Act framework.

Training objectives:

• Recognise the costs of poor health and safety at work
• Understand the importance of the Corporate Manslaughter Act
• Be aware that failure to comply with health and safety can result in fines and imprisonment
• Recognise the different responsibilities for directors
• Understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act framework

This course provides information that can help cleaners to identify, assess and respond to the risks involved in their work. You’ll learn why cleaners are at risk and what to do if symptoms occur. You’ll discover what a risk assessment is and the responsibilities involved.

Training objectives:

• Understand why cleaners are at risks
• Identify if there is a problem
• Understand cleaning risk assessments
• Recognise the various risks and hazards to cleaners
• Understand GHS symbols and Safety Data Sheets
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) correctly

Course content:

• Health and Safety for Cleaners
• Risk Assessment
• Recognising Risks
• Cleaning Equipment

This course provides an introduction to health and safety auditing.

Training objectives:

• Appreciate what auditing is and why it’s important
• Identify the features and benefits of a formal Health and Safety Management System
• Recognise the standards, legislation and best practice, which underpin an audit
• Identify who is responsible for an audit
• Distinguish between the key features of internal and external audits, including
  hazard-specific audits
• Recognise the steps involved to conduct a successful health and safety audit

Course content:

• Introduction to Health & Safety audits
• Identify those with Responsibilities
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Internal and External Auditing
• Planning an Audit
• Conducting a Health and Safety Audit
• Methods of Gathering Information
• Different Performance Indicators
• After the Audit – Feedback, Strategy and Continuous Improvement

The purpose of this course is to raise awareness of the type of accidents that may occur in the home and the steps you can take to prevent them. By taking this course, you’re taking the necessary steps to improve the safety of your home and protect your family.

Training objectives:

• Understand the causes of accidents in the home
• Recognise who’s most at risk
• Identify the main hazards present in the home
• Appreciate the benefits of taking preventative measures
• Recognise practices of hazard prevention

Course content:

• Introduction to Health and Safety in the Home
  Hazard that Affect Safety in the Home
• Hazard Prevention and Good Practices
• How to Prepare for an Emergency
• Importance of Home Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Practices
• Guidance for Improving Home Security