Health & Safety Premises Management for the Voluntary Sector

Health and Safety and Premises Management

Who should attend:

This course is aimed at individuals responsible for health and safety in the workplace and those who manage buildings or rooms. This free course is aimed at anyone who volunteers or works for community groups or charities within Shropshire. Please note this training is only available to volunteers and organisations within Shropshire UK. Please do not book onto this course if you are not volunteering or working within Shropshire UK as your registration will be cancelled/removed.

Overview:

Everyone has a duty of care in the workplace whether they are an employer, employee or a volunteer. This course looks at the legal requirements for community groups, which laws apply to employees and volunteers and what steps can be taken to minimise risks and prevent avoidable accidents to staff, volunteers and the general public.

This session will include:

• Health and safety and the law

• Practical steps for small groups

• Policies and risk assessments

• Control of contractors

• Regulated activities

This accredited free training is supported by Shropshire Council and Funded by Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) and managed by the Voluntary & Community Support Team at Community Resource. This free online training is to support community groups, voluntarily organisations and volunteers (within Shropshire only). Please note this training is only available to volunteers and organisations within Shropshire UK. Please do not book onto this course if you are not volunteering or working within Shropshire UK as your registration will be cancelled/removed. Additional training including ‘in person training’ will be offered throughout the year. So please keep looking at our training opportunities which will be available through eventrbrite.

This training will be delivered via Zoom. Once you have successfully booked onto your chosen course. You will be emailed a few days before the training date, to give you the meeting ID and password to join the session. Please note the zoom joining link cannot be accessed via Eventbrite so please check your emails for your link

All spaces are limited to two per organisation, however we do offer a waiting list facility. So, if you are unable to attend, please could you let us know as soon as possible via email so we can then offer your place to someone else.

If you have any queries please regarding this event please contact the VCS Team by email: vcsteam@community-resource.org.uk