Basic Health and Safety Awareness
We run two separate Basic Health & Safety courses
- Manual Handling and Lifting Operations Duration: 1 day
Manual Handling and Lifting Operations
Duration: 1 day
Maximum number of delegates: 12
This course will help you understand:
- the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act in relation to your workplace
- your legal responsibilities and duties regarding work place safety
- your responsibilities as laid out in the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- the importance of risk assessment and how to apply it.
The course is ideal for:
- managers
- supervisors
- safety professionals
- safety representatives
- site forepersons
- anyone whose job involves lifting.
What prior knowledge do you need?
- No particular knowledge is required for this course, although a basic awareness of health and safety issues will help you make the most of the day.
Course content
1. Health and safety awareness
- Overview
- Health, safety and welfare at work
- Health and safety law
- Risk assessment
- Accident prevention
- Work equipment
- Electricity
2. Manual handling and lifting
- The physical risks of manual handling operations
- The law and manual handling at work
- Practical risk assessment
- Risk reduction strategy: a hierarchical approach
- Safe handling techniques
Qualification and certification
Successful delegates receive a full Certificate of Achievement.
Health & Safety
Manual Handling and Lifting Operations
Duration: 1 day
First Aid
Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
Duration: 3 day
First aid at Work Certification
Duration: 4 days
Fire Warden
Fire Warden / Marshell Training & Fire Extinguisher Training
