Duration: ½ day
Who is it for?
The course meets the requirements for Health and Safety induction training for all staff, including young people preparing for work experience, people changing employment, and those with no previous employment history.
Synopsis
This practical course gives a general introduction to Health and Safety issues, and the precise meaning of terms commonly used in this area – e.g. Hazard, Safe, Accident, and Dangerous Occurrence; and looks specifically at Health and Safety Law; Risk Assessment; the General Working Environment; Slips, Trips and Falls; Hazardous Substances; Occupational Health; Machinery and Equipment; Manual Handling; Electricity at Work; Personal
Protective
Equipment (PPE); and Accidents and Emergencies.
Aim
To reduce accidents at work by raising staff awareness of key Health and Safety issues in the workplace, and focus on staff and clients’ welfare and safety.
Objectives
Having completed the course participants will:
- Be aware of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 as the major piece of UK legislation.
- Have an overview of risk assessment and reporting hazards.
- Understand the features of a safe working or a hazardous environment, and the basic classification of hazardous substances.
- Have an awareness of measures to prevent slips, trips and falls.
- Be aware of main occupational health causes and personal safety.
- Know the correct procedures for lifting and carrying heavy objects.
- Be familiar with PPE relevant to their job role.
- Understand the “Fire Triangle” and the need for methods of raising the alarm and making escape.
- Know what to do in the case of accidents and emergencies.
Assessment and Certification
On successful completion of the course, a National Accredited Certificate of Attendance will be issued by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland.
