Health and Safety Awareness

This course teaches employees from any sector the principles of working in a safe environment.

Who is it for?

This course covers the responsibilities when handling resources, risk in the workplace and how safety can be improved.

What will you learn?

• Why manage safely
• Health and safety at work act 1974
• Accident causation
• Risk assessment
• Safety signage
• Personal protective equipment
• Electricity
• Manual Handling
• The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• The Fire triangle
• Firefighting equipment
• Fire evacuation drills
• Working at height
• Working with substances
• Workplace equipment
• Workplace health, safety and welfare

How is it assessed?

By a St John trainer/assessor.