Health and Safety Training Courses

CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety

Course Aim :
The course aims to provide employees with Health and Safety understanding which will enable them to contribute and relate to health and safety topics in their own working environment.

Who Should Attend :
The course is designed for employees working in any sector of business, whether manufacturing, commerce, public sector or the service industries

Content of Course :

• Introduction
  - Health and Safety at Work
  - Health and Safety Law
• Accidents and Ill Health - Prevention of Accidents and Ill Health
  - Risk Assessment
  - First Aid at Work
  - Personal Protective Equipment
• Workplace Safety - Workplace Health, Safety & Welfare
  - Work Equipment
  - Electricity
  - Fire Prevention
• Occupational Health - Hazardous Substances
  - Ergonomics and Workstation Design
  - Manual Handling
  - Noise

Objectives :
By the end of the programme, the candidate will be able to: -

• Work in a safe and healthy manner and contribute to improving Health and Safety within an organisations policy.
• Identify key hazards in their own workplace.
• Understand the importance of health and safety rules and working procedures.
• Report potential health and safety problems.
• Be responsible for their own actions.

Examination Information :
There is a short multi-choice test at the end of the course. Candidates are required to correctly answer 20 out of 30 questions in order to achieve a Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace. The test can also be conducted orally.

Duration of Course :
This is a one-day course lasting up to 6 hours.

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