Learn how to notice indicators of using incorrect health and safety procedures.
What is Health and Safety? Why is Health and Safety important? What are the different types of legislation that are associated with health and safety? What are the most common causes of accidents? What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? What is the hierarchy of control measures? What is RIDDOR? What are the cases of accidents and/ or ill health? How is moving and handling involved with health and safety? How is ladder safety and working at hights involved with health and safety? What is PUWER? What is COSHH? What is PPE? What is DSE?
Our Health and Safety Awareness course will help you answer the questions above and more.
Worldwide, 2.3 million workers die every year from work related accidents, injury and disease.
Through our Health and Safety Awareness course, you will gain an understanding of what health and safety is. You will learn what the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is and what the employees’ responsibilities are. You will learn what the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 is. You will learn how risk assessments are and what the 5 steps of the process are. You will learn what the hierarchy of control measures are. You will learn the main causes of accidents and workplace ill health. You will learn the duty of employers from the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992). You will learn the principles of safer moving and handling. You will learn how working at heights and ladder safety are involved. You will learn what COSHH is and what the 8 basic measures are. You will learn what DSE is and how it is included.
What you'll learn.
- What Health and Safety is and the types of legislation there is involved.
- Understand the common causes of accidents.
- Understand the different types of legislation that has been put in place.
- Recognise what the hierarchy of control measures is.
- Understand what the importance of PPE is and when it should be used.
- Gain knowledge of how ladder safety and working at heights is involved within health and safety.
Who is Health & Safety Awareness for?
Our Health and Safety Awareness course is for anyone who would like to gain more knowledge of what health and safety is as well as why it is so important in day-to-day life as well as in the workplace. Whatever care or non-care sector you work in our Health and Safety course will provide you with the knowledge and skills.
What are the learning outcomes?
- State the different types of legislation involved within health and safety.
- Discuss the common causes of accidents in the workplace.
- Recognise the difference between a hazard and a risk.
- Be able to list the causes of accidents and ill-health in the workplace.
- Demonstrate how to correctly wear PPE.
- Develop knowledge, skills, and strategies to prevent accidents and ill-health from occurring within the workplace.
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