Who needs this course?

All supervisors and managers who have a responsibility for providing high health and safety standards in the workplace, including training employees, maintaining standards and enforcing a positive safety culture at work.

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Duration

3 Days

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Learning outcomes

*Introduction to health & safety: costs of poor standards, occupational, environmental and human factors and it's roles in inspections, investigations and audits, risk assessments

*Legislation: primary and secondary legislation, employer and employee duties, approved codes of practice, enforcement actions and penalties

Accidents in the workplace: reporting and investigating, RIDDOR, legal requirements, investigations and reporting

*Ill health in the workplace

*The workplace and work equipment

*Fire and explosion

*Electricity and working at a height

*Vehicles

*Violence, alcohol and drugs

*Noise and vibration

*Manual Handling

*A positive workplace culture

*Role of Managers, Supervisors in relation to implementing health & safety in the workplace

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Assessment method

Multiple choice question paper- 60 questions/ 2 hours

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