The course explains the function of Health & Safety representatives, and how a safety committee works and who should be involved.
Outlines the processes of accident investigation and main legal requirements for health and safety.
Delegates will be able to identify how the health and safety representatives can play an active part in improving the Health and Safety culture.
- Employers arrangements what they should provide for the role
- Consulting with the Employer
- How to set up a Health and Safety Committee
- How to promote Health and Safety in the workplace
- How to Improve a poor safety culture
- Safety culture model
- Conducting a workplace inspection
- Role of the Health and Safety Representative
- Risk Management techniques
- Quantum of Risk model
- What is meant by a Suitable and Sufficient Risk Assessment?
- Explanation of Hazard and Risk?
- Hazards – Before and after loss
- Risk assessment flow chart
- Explanation of Severity and Likelihood scales
- Hierarchy of Control
- Implementing a risk control plan
- Risk assessment made easy
- What is meant by a dynamic Risk assessment?
- Overview of Health and Safety Law
- Explanation of Criminal and Civil Law
- Legal enforcement, penalties for non-compliance
- The real cost of Health and Safety
- Applicable Health and Safety legislation that applies to Health and Safety Representatives
- Explanation of RIDDOR Reporting
- Accidents and near misses
- Reasons for investigating an accident
- Accident theory principles
- Explanation of Behavioural safety
