Health & Safety Courses

1. Health and Safety in the workplace

Course Aim
To provide learners with an understanding of the basic principles of health and safety at work, with particular focus on their responsibilities as individuals.

Who should attend?
Suitable for any leaner

Duration:?1 day

Course Content:

• Moral, Economic and legal reasons for managing health and safety
• The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Employees Responsibilities
• Hazard and Risk
• Accident causation and near misses
• Risk assessment
• Ergonomics and work station design
• Transport and vehicles
• Noise and vibration

Location
The course can be held on client’s premises and delivered specifically for their learners.

Accredited by CIEH
Multiple Choice Exam
 

2. The Principles of COSHH

Course Aim
To equip delegates with the knowledge and skills to be able to carry out hazardous substance risk assessments effectively.

Who should attend?
Anyone involved in the assessment of risk from hazardous substance in the workplace.

Duration:?½ Day

Course Content:

• Reasons for managing health and safety- moral, economic and legal
• Legal requirements for risk assessment and hazardous substance risk assessment
• Forms and classification of hazardous substances
• Risks associated with hazardous substances
• Workplace exposure limits
• Risk assessment
• Control measures

Location:
The course can be held on the client’s premises and delivered specifically for their learners.

Accredited by CIEH
Multiple Choice Exam

3. Principles of Manual Handling

Course Aim
To equip learners with the knowledge and skills to be able to carry out manual handling safely and without risk of injuring themselves or others.

Who Should Attend?
Any staff required to conduct manual handling activities in the workplace.

Duration:?½ Day

Course Content:

• Reasons for managing health and safety – moral, economic and legal
• Health and safety law applicable to manual handling
• How the spine works
• How injuries happen
• Manual handling risk assessment
• Control measures
• Safe lifting technique

Location:
The course can be held on the clients premises, and delivered specifically for their learners.

Accredited by CIEH
Multiple Choice Exam

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For more information regarding our Health & Safety courses, please feel free to contact us on 0191 510 8812, or email admin@petaltraining.co.uk