This course gives an overview of the typical Health and Safety aspects that would be encountered within a workplace environment.
- The essence of Health and Safety
- Accident Statistics
- Costs of not managing Health and Safety
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Employers Responsibilities
- Employees Responsibilities
- Health and Safety enforcement
- Legal notices, penalties
- Accidents and their prevention
- Reporting Accident and incidents to the enforcement authorities
- Risk assessment – What is a Hazard and Risk
- Five steps to Risk assessment
- Hierarchy of control
- Personal Protective Equipment
- What is a competent person?
- Fire Principles
- Evacuation Procedures
- Electricity
- Slip, Trips and Falls
- Stress
- Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs
- Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Safety Signage – Prohibition, Mandatory, Safe Condition, Warning, Information
- First Aid
- Work equipment safety
- Manual Handling
- Managing Hazardous Substances safely
- Asbestos
- Offices – Display Screen Equipment
- Noise exposure
- What is vibration?
- Workplace Transport
- Drivers
- Working at Heights
- Confined Space
- Gas Safety and Pressure Systems
