Aim
This course is designed to give delegates an appreciation of the fundamentals of good Health & Safety at Work practice together with knowledge of the relevant regulations and guidance.
Who should attend
Health & Safety is everybody’s responsibility. The course is designed for “shop-floor” personnel and supervisors/managers alike. The course content can also be modified to reflect prior knowledge and specific hazards in your workplace.
Benefits
Once trained, delegates will have good background knowledge of all aspects of Health & Safety at Work. They will be able to identify potential hazards in the workplace, know what legislation relates to specific areas of their work and know what reports and assessments need to be made and by whom.
Syllabus
- Introduction, registration welcome & domestics
- General health & safety
- What is Health & Safety? Benefits of good H&S,
- Risk Assessment and Hazards
- A safe & healthy workplace, employer/employee responsibility, training & supervision, safety signs & symbols
- Occupational health
- Hazardous substances, noise,
- DSE and ergonomics
- Accidents
- Prevention and reporting
- Manual Handling
- Types & causes of injury, Factors to be considered, correct manual handling procedures
- Work Equipment
- Dangers & safety of work equipment. Safe working practices.
- Fire Safety
- Dangers, Precautions, Escape routes, evacuation and fire fighting
- Electricity
- Risks, precautions and isolation
- First Aid, Arrangements, facilities & personnel
- Legislation
- Regulations, duties of the employer/employee, enforcement officers. Health & safety act 1974
Teaching strategies & methods
The course combines tutorials & demonstrations with student centered methods such as groupwork, case studies, question & answer sessions. This course is assessed through a short question paper. 
