This course is held in person, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
If you'd like to do this course via virtual classroom, please go here.
During this half day Health and Safety in the Workplace course, we will cover:
- Roles and responsibilities of employers and employees
- The importance of health and safety in the workplace Workplace hazards and Risks, including: Slips, Trips and Falls - Manual Handling - Fire - Working from Height - Electricity - Hazardous Substances - Machinery and Vehicles
- Workplace conditions that can affect health and safety•
- Health and Safety Signage
- Personal Protective Equipment and its uses
- Importance of Personal hygiene
- The Purpose of First Aid Provision•
- The need for Reporting Incidents and ill Health.
Why should you do this Health and Safety in the Workplace course?
- In 2023/24, 1.7 million people suffered from a work-related illness
- 600,000 sustained a non-fatal injury
- 138 People lost their lives
- 776,000 Workers suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety
- The estimated cost of injuries and ill health last year was £21.6 billion
- 33.7 million working days, or 140,417 working years, were lost due to work-related illnesses and injuries
- It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. This includes providing sufficient information, instruction and training of employees, so they can work in a way that does not put themselves or others at risk
Our QA Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) course helps employs gain a bit more understanding of health and safety issues and their own role within that.
For more information, or to book and pay direct via invoice, go to http://pochattraining.co.uk/health-safety-level-1/
