Course details

This course is designed for:

  • Those who require a solid foundation in Occupational Health and Safety
  • Those with a responsibility in their workplace for Health and Safety

Learners who successfully complete this course will:

  • Understand the concepts of safety and health
  • Recognise the factors that influence health, safety and welfare
  • Apply the principles and procedures of health and safety to the workplace
  • Understand the importance of hazard identification and risk assessment
  • Promote safe working practices and procedures
  • Be familiar with core legislation in the area of safety, health and welfare

The course covers the following topics:

  • Legislation
  • The Health and Safety Authority
  • Hazard identification, risk assessment and control measures
  • Health and Safety management
  • Accidents in the workplace
  • Manual Handling
  • Workplace Hazards
  • Health Promotion

Assessment:

Learners will be assessed through written assignments that demonstrate the students understanding and application of a range of specific learning outcomes and also a theory based examination.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Irish Ambulance Training Institute

they are a Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) and FETAC accredited training site.

The Irish Ambulance Training Institute was established in 2007 to deliver a national and professional training service. their client base has extended to include a range of care providers including Ambulance Services, and a number of other students including Fire Brigade, members of Defence Forces, Gardai, Health Care Professionals, inpiduals and members of Sporting Organisations.

While they do offer training at any location nationwide, provided for by their mobile training unit, for on site training at any location and their clients convenience, they do also offer ctheirses at their fixed location training sites in Dublin, Cork, Donegal and at their flagship and headoffice site at Briarhill, Galway.

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