Who should attend?
All Employees.
All staff, to ensure that they are compliant with Health & Safety legislation within their workplace, and to reduce risk of injury to themselves, visitors and contractors entering their premises.
Maximum 12 students.
Duration
Maximum 3 hours
Course aim
To provide staff with information regarding the main health and safety issues within their premises. In addition the course aims:
- To comply with current health and safety moral, contractual and legal obligations
- To improve the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of staff
- To support the current policies and procedures in place with regards to fire safety and health and safety practices within workplace establishments
- To deliver the courses effectively, efficiently and economically in order to achieve best value for our clients. This course can be delivered on the clients own premises or at a designated venue *
Course objectives
This course will enable the student / attendee to:
Be aware of the purpose of health and safety
Be familiarised with the ‘management of health and safety at work regulations (six pack)
Be aware of arrangements and policies provided to protect them in the workplace
Will be familiar with the layout of the facility and the location of service valves and switches
Be aware of their responsibilities under R.I.D.D.O.R regulations (accident reporting)
Be aware of the safe persons concept
Be familiarised with fire safety / extinguisher regulations EN3
Course content
Triangle of fire
Fire development / behaviour
Classification of fires
Types of extinguisher / operation
Safety limitations
Dynamic Risk Assessment
Evacuation procedures
Use of fire blankets
Theory
Purpose of health and safety
Health and Safety At Work Act 1974
Management of health and safety at work regulations (six pack)
The workplace – Arrangements and procedures policy
Signage and symbols
Health and hygiene
R.I.D.D.O.R regulations
O.S.H.H regulations
Manual handling and lifting operations
Principles of risk assessment including dynamic risk assessment
Safe person concept – Inductions
Fire safety basic
Videos
Your responsibilities regarding health and safety in the workplace
Health and safety in the workplace
Food and health hygiene
Manual handling
Fire safety induction
Practical
Manual handling
Group exercises – Signs and symbols
Fire safety – Risk assessment / exercise / or evacuation
Health and safety quiz – End test
The above information is intended to give the student an awareness of the relevant legislation and their responsibilities, either as an employer or an employee.
Certification
All students will receive an individual certificate of attendance and the company will receive a group certificate for display on the premises. All certificates are included within the price of this course.
