Objectives

This course is designed to ensure that all persons with a responsibility for health and safety in the workplace, gain an overall appreciation of health and safety management, and a working understanding of core Health, Safety and Welfare.

Contents

The purpose of health and safety, and the effects of an accident on business individuals.

Typical key words and phrases used throughout H&S Legislation, Guidance notes and Approved Codes of Practice, including legal definitions, “The 6 Pack”.

• The core Health and Safety Legislation, role of the safety representatives and committees.
• Accidents and accident prevention investigation and near misses.
• Hazards, hazard identification and risk assessments.
•  Occupational health, COSHH assessments and environmental engineering control measure
• Manual handling and human kinetics
• DSE
• PPE
• Health and safety policy, safe systems of work, permits to work and method statements
• Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
• Fire
• Noise
• Tool box talks – what are they and how do you do one?

Course Reference EV01/29

Further Information

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