Who Should Attend?
This qualification is for all employees working in all types of environment. It provides them with a basic introduction to health & safety in the workplace. It is also suitable for employees entering work for the first time or returning to work. This training can help to fulfil an employer’s legal duty to train all their staff in health & safety.
Duration
½ Day
Location
Ipswich / Essex / In-house Availability
Certifications
Provided on completion
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The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by providing a basic introduction to health & safety in the workplace to make sure they are keeping themselves, and others they work with, safe at all times.
By the end of the course delegates will:
- Understand the importance of health & safety in the workplace
- Understand the scope of hazards and risks in the workplace
- Understand the range of workplace conditions that can affect health & safety
- Understand the requirements for workplace procedures
Course Outline
- Introduction to Health & Safety
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- General Workplace Safety
- Slips, trips and falls
- Working at heights
- Manual handling
- Hazardous substances
- Machinery and Vehicles
- Electricity
- Fire
- Stress
- Benefits of a tidy, well organised workplace
- Environmental conditions
- Welfare facilities
- Reporting accidents, ill health, dangerous events and near misses
- Purpose of first aid provision
- PPE
- Personal Hygiene
