General Health & Safety Course

Course overview:

This course is designed to equip staff with an overview of safety requirements within the workplace enable delegates to identify hazards they may be exposed to and ways to control them & to identify ways that delegates can improve on their own and others health & safety & to Understand the importance of emergency procedures, accident investigation and first aid

Sample Program – General Health & Safety  

• Introduction & housekeeping
• Why is Health & Safety important?
• Is Health & Safety Law or recommendation?
• Identify the difference between a risk and a hazard
• Risk assessment – What is it?
• Hierarchy of risk control measures
• How do we evaluate risk?
• Health & Safety at work act 1974
• Employers responsibility
• Employees responsibility
• Common Health & Safety Hazards
• Fire & Emergency Procedures
• What is COSHH?
• Electrical Hazards
• Work Equipment Hazards – How do we identify them?
• HSE Relating to Violence and Bullying
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
• Manual Handling/Noise/Stress – What do they have to do with Health & Safety
• RIDDOR
• Any questions
• Evaluations. 

Essential Info
Who should attend?	All employees
Teaching methods	Power Point presentation Group Discussions  Quizzes
Duration of course	1 day
Number of delegate places	Minimum 6 Maximum 16
Trainers Qualifications	Fire Marshall, Anti Bullying, Risk Assessments Instructor Qualified Advisor in Manual Handling ROSPA Manual Handling NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) General Certificate (Distinction)
Price	1 Day course - £620 + VAT Inclusive of travel, Booklet & a certificate of attendance Discounts are available when 3 or more courses are booked. There is a discount of 10% if you are a registered charity

Trainers facilitating the course follow the ICM code of practise and the all Wales NHS Passport the Company has also been accorded ICM Quality Award Centre status (QAC Registration Number QAC2022)