Health and Safety in the Workplace

Description:

This is an excellent introduction to health and safety in the workplace and will benefit all employees, particularly those who may be accepting a health and safety role, such as a safety representative within their organisation. Successful candidates will be awarded a national qualification which will provide an ideal platform to higher level training or career development.

Duration:

This is a one-day classroom based course. Dependent on the learner’s experience, there may well be some pre-course or post-course reading.

Syllabus:

A range of subjects are covered including:
– The roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
– The value and process of risk assessments
– The identification and control of workplace hazards
– How to respond to workplace incidents and accidents

Certification:

Assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a multiple choice question paper.

This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.