Taking health and safety in the work place seriously can help reduce the risk of accidents, sickness absence and expensive civil claims to save businesses money.
Working Safely- IOSH Award
Awareness of the essentials of health and safety - progression to the IOSH Managing Safely award.
- Common hazards in the workplace
- Definition of hazard and risk
- Practical and interactive
- One day, 9am - 4pm
- Short, multiple-choice test
- More information about the course can be found on the
IOSH website
Managing Safely - IOSH Award
- Overview of the management basics to assess and control risks, and investigate accidents
- How to identify hazards, assess and control risks, investigate accidents and incidents, and measure performance.
- Four days; 9am - 4pm (each day)
- Course work and workplace project examination.
- More information about the course can be found on the
IOSH website.
Health and Safety in the Workplace - Level 1 Award
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General introduction for new employees. - Importance of health and safety in the workplace
- How to identify the hazards and risks related to the workplace
- Basic workplace health and safety procedures.
- Half day - three hours
- Short, multiple-choice test
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This course is also available as
online courses
Health and Safety in the Workplace - Level 2 Award
- Suitable for any employee who has a role to play in keeping their workplace safe
- Understanding of hazard and risk
- Main causes of accidents and ill health
- One day, 9am - 4.30pm
- Short, multiple-choice test
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This course is also available as
online courses
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