Overview:
The IOSH Working Safely is a one-day course for staff from any sector with no supervisory or managerial responsibility. Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they must ‘work safely’ and this course offers exactly that. Working Safely introduces a completely new approach to health and safety training and offers all the basics in a high impact interactive package
Learning Outcomes
- Carry out work activities without risk to themselves or others and understand the consequences to both the individual and their organisation if they fail to work safely.
- Identify hazards, risks and risks controls and understand the importance of risk assessment with examples of everyday use of risk assessment.
- Understand how to take appropriate workplace precautions and their importance in the working environment.
- Appreciate the importance of a health & safety management system.
- Identify lines of communication with respect to health & safety in their place of work.
- Identify safety signs and signals.
- Understand emergency, accident plans and procedures and how and who to report accidents, incidents and near misses to, in their place of work.
- Recognise how industry affects the environment and how individuals can minimise pollution and waste.
Course Structure
- Module 1 – Introducing working safely
- Module 2 – Defining hazard and risk
- Module 3 – Identifying common hazards
- Module 4 – Improving safety performance
- Module 5 – Protecting our environment
Assessment: Multiple-choice paper given at the end of the course
Next available courses:
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