Certificate in Managing Health & Safety Risks in the Workplace

Course details

It is a legal requirement for employers to provide health and safety training to employees. Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as the right systems and methods for safe activities. Nevertheless employees also have a vital part to play in the equation. They need the right knowledge and the right attitude which demands proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as specific training for inpidual tasks.

Aim of Course

• On completion of the course, the candidate will be able to:
• Understand the importance of health and safety in the workplace
• Identify the hazards and risks related to the workplace
• Understand workplace health and safety procedures
• Understanding the principles of health and safety and accident prevention
• Ability to contribute to any health and safety management system
• Understand the importance of risk assessment as a technique for accident and ill health prevention
• Understand the responsibilities placed on employers and employees
• Understand the hazard, risk and main causes of harm to workers (manual handling, hazardous substances, exposure to noise and vibration)
• Understand the importance of following systems, procedures and rules
• Understand how inpidual action can reduce risks to health and safety
• Appreciate how workplace equipment and task design affect health and safety.
• To make people aware of how fire extinguishers work
• To make people aware when and why it is better to not use an extinguisher
• What people should do when they choose to use an extinguisher?
• Understanding the importance of reporting a fire incident and the ways of doing it.

Course Structure

• Introduction to health and safety.
• Workplace hazards and risks.
• Workplace conditions.
• Workplace procedures.
• Introduction to health and safety at Work Place.
• Health and safety law.
• Introduction to Health.
• Introduction to Safety.
• Welfare.
• Workplace specific health and safety.
• The work Place and work equipment.
• Risk assessment.
• Manual handling.
• Hazardous substances.
• Ergonomics and workstation design.
• Working at heights.
• Transport and vehicles.
• Noise and vibration.
• Types fire extinguishers.
• Recognizing a fire condition.
• Activating the fire alarm system.
• Evacuating the building or Working Place.
• Reporting the fire condition.
• *Total of 28Hours and 2 Hours of Final Exam.

Assessment

• Multiple choice examination.

Award/Certification/Accreditation

• Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who have achieved at least 80% attendance, pass the final test.