A one-day workshop
Health and safety awareness training is mandatory for staff at all levels of an organisation. This is the ideal course to satisfy that requirement – a stimulating ‘entry-level’ programme explaining how health and safety should be managed in any working environment.
The course outlines the basics of health and safety law and how organisations and individuals can become liable for health and safety offences. Roles and responsibilities for health and safety are discussed by reference to the key legislation and the expert trainer will explore with the delegates how these responsibilities are managed in practice in different types of organisation. The principles of risk assessment will be considered and their practical implementation discussed in relation to the management of the various hazards that are likely to be present in a typical workplace.
- An understanding of health and safety law, liability and enforcement
- An understanding of the business benefits of managing risk
- An explanation of the principles of health and safety management in the workplace and an understanding of who should be responsible for different aspects of health and safety
- A practical explanation of risk assessment and what constitutes a suitable and sufficient assessment
- A broad knowledge of the typical hazards in a workplace and how these should be managed
Expert trainer
Subash Ludhra is a Past President and past vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). A Chartered Fellow of IOSH, Subash has a wealth of experience in risk management, having worked across a range of sectors and disciplines in a truly diverse 28-year career to date.
Session outline
1. Overview of health and safety law
- Statute and civil law
- Liability and enforcement
- Statutory duties
- Contract law
2. Legislative framework
- The workplace – extent of responsibility / shared responsibility
- Relevant legislation
3. Management of Health and Safety
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
- Accident Reporting (RIDDOR)
- Consultation with Employees and Safety Committees
4. Risk management within your organisation
- Business risk management and benefits
- Health and safety risk management
- Occupational health and wellbeing
- The principles of risk assessment
- Transferring the risk to contractors and third parties
5. Risk assessment exercise – ‘Challenge Anneka’
6. Managing the hazards in the workplace
- Work equipment
- Lifting equipment
- Display screens
- Manual handling
- Fire
- Chemicals (COSHH)
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
