Work in the corporate world? Did you know that its possible to injure yourself in that world? Protect yourself with the information required with this health and safety course!

In this private, 7-hour course, you'll learn and understand how health, safety and welfare are crucial knowledge to know for the workplace. This qualification has been developed for those who are working in any private or public sector working environment and provides them with knowledge of basic health and safety practices essential in the workplace.

Course Outline:

• Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
  • Identify employer’s and employee’s duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work
  • Outline the benefits of good health and safety standards
  • Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace
  • Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated
• Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
  • Define the terms hazard, risk, accident and near miss
  • Outline the process for carrying out a risk assessment
  • Describe how risk assessment can be used to reduce accidents and ill health at work
• Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
  • Describe the common hazards and effects of accidents, near misses and ill health at the workplace
  • Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy
  • List examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards
• Know the procedures for responding to accidents, near misses and ill health in the workplace
  • Identify the procedures that should be in place for dealing with accidents at the workplace
  • Outline why it is best practice to record all incidents, accidents and ill health