Safety Essentials

Duration	2-4 Hours
Code	SAFE

Legal Requirement

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, states that suitable training must be provided to ensure that employees are aware of hazards and are competent to undertake their job safely.

Candidate Suitability

This course is designed to be a general induction to the safety issues presented by the working environment. These sessions are provided to meet the needs of individual customers, allowing the content to be appropriately focused to suit the job role of the delegates present.

Course Content

The Basic Principles of Workplace Safety, included within this course, will be based upon the nature of work of the delegates. (eg, Construction, Warehouse, Manufacturing or Office Safety). The issues that will generally be covered, at a basic awareness level, would be:

Maintaining a safe workplace & the importance of housekeeping.
Hazard identification & risk assessment.
Manual handling.
Slips, trips & falls.
Working at height.
Noise.
Fire prevention & emergency actions.
First aid and the reporting of injuries, diseases & dangerous occurrences.
Electrical hazards.
Work equipment. (use of plant, machinery and guarding)
Personal protective equipment. (PPE)
General health hazards. (COSHH, vibration, asbestos, etc)
Confined spaces.
Use of display screen equipment.
Stress management.

Assessment & Qualification

This course has no formal assessment. Delegates are assessed by our tutor based upon participation and demonstration of understanding. Upon successful completion of the course delegates are issued with a certificate of training.

Pricing Structure

Private Course:

Ł425 + vat per course

A bespoke session, for up to twelve delegates, held at our training centre in Crayford or, subject to conditions, at the clients preferred venue. Course content will be adjusted towards the specific activity of the organisation, for which it is being presented.