Health and Safety

This is an externally accredited one day course. It is facilitated and certified by a recognised Health & Safety training company. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health accredits the certificate.

This qualification has been designed to provide essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety in any sector of business, whether manufacturing, commerce, public sector or service industries.

Subjects Covered Are:


  1. Health and safety at work
  2. Health and safety law
  3. Prevention of accidents and ill health
  4. Risk assessment
  5. First aid at work
  6. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  7. Workplace health, safety and welfare
  8. Work equipment
  9. Electricity
  10. Fire prevention
  11. Occupational health
  12. Hazardous substances
  13. Ergonomics and workstation design
  14. Manual handling

Outcomes:


On completing this qualification candidates will be able to:

  1. Working a safe and healthy manner and contribution to improving health and safety within an organisation's policy
  2. Identify key hazards in the workplace
  3. Understand the importance of health and safety rules and working procedures
  4. Report potential health and safety problems

Refreshment of this qualification is recommended at least every 3 years.