Health and Safety Officer Training Course

Description

This course is designed to provide learners with an in-depth understanding and necessary knowledge and best practices, risk assessment, and relevant laws and regulations for a wide range of work settings on Health and Safety.

This comprehensive Health and Safety Officer Training course covers all aspects of workplace risks and welfare practices. It includes step-by-step guidance, case studies, and audiovisual materials, ideal for construction workers, factory workers, electricians, and other professionals working in high-risk environments.

This Health and Safety Officer Training course will teach you about risk assessment at workplaces, which includes electrical, gas, and fire safety. Also, you'll learn about safe manual handling and how to ensure welfare while working at heights or in confined spaces.

By the end of the course, you will have the essential skills and knowledge to ensure you and your colleagues are working in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, taking the necessary precautions to minimise dangers and control hazards effectively.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Health and safety regulations in the UK
• Different dangerss and hazards related to a wide range of work settings
• Identify dangers and take proper steps to ensure welfare by minimising the risk
• Conduct a detailed risk assessment plan
• Make the workplace safe and comply with Health and Safety at Work Act
• Costs and dangers of poor Health and Safety in the workplace
• Health hazards related to electricity and fire, and how to avoid such hazards
• Deal with minor injuries in the workplace and apply the basic first aid techniques
• Implement, control, and monitor a welfare management plan in the workplace

Key Features of This Course

• CPD Accredited Officer course
• Instant PDF certificate
• Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
• Developed by Officer professionals
• Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
• 24/7 Learning Assistance
• Discounts on bulk purchases

This comprehensive training course includes step-by-step guidance, and audiovisual material, ideal for construction workers, factory workers, electricians and other professionals working in high-risk environments. This course covers regulations, common accidents, legal responsibilities for employers and employers, and electrical maintenance.

Course Curriculum

Course 01:

Mod 01: Health and Safety at Work and the Laws

• Cost/dangers of poor health and safety
• Benefits
• Law (Criminal Laws)
• Civil law - Compensation Claims
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSWA)
• Overlap of duties of some legislation

And more

Mod 02: Managing for Health and Safety

• Core elements
• Are you doing what you need to do?
• Delivering Effective Arrangements

Mod 03: Risk Assessment and Common Risks

• Core definitions
• 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
• Who should carry out risk assessments?
• Most common risks at work

Mod 04: Accidents and Ill Health at Work

• RIDDOR
• Definitions
• What must be reported?
• Types of reportable injury
• Recording requirements
• First Aid at Work (requirements)
• Work-related Diseases

Mod 05: Incident Management at Work

• Emergency first aid at work
• Roles and responsibilities of a worker when an incident occurs
• Dos and Don'ts in an emergency
• Questions to ask yourself

And more

Mod 06: Electrical, Fire and Gas Safety

• Electrical Maintenance
• Identifying and preventing electrical hazards
• Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
• General hazards
• Dangerous substances that cause fire and explosion

And more

Mod 07: Measures of Fire Safety

• Fire Safety Arrangements
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Escape Routes
• Fire doors & Emergency ventilators

Mod 08: Fire Emergency: Evacuation Procedures

• Fire Evacuation Procedures
• Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans
• Fire Evacuation
• Fire Drills

Mod 09: The Fire Plan and Safety Arrangements

• Fire Prevention Plan
• Evacuation in the event of a fire
• Fire fighting

Mod 10: Manual Handling Hazards and Injuries

• Types of Injury
• Common Disorders and Immediate Injuries
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• How to prevent disorders?
• Accident and incident reporting

Mod 11: Manual Handling Risk Control

• Responsibility and accountability
• Reduce risk in the work environment
• Minimise risk for an 'incapable' individual
• What control measures are and how to implement them

And more

Mod 12: Safe Lifting Techniques

• Safe weights for lifting and lowering
• Lifting techniques for lifting from height and team lifting
• Lowering techniques

And more

Mod 13: Working at Height

• Introduction
• The Work at Height Regulations 2004 (WAHR)
• Construction hazards and controls from working at height

And more

Mod 14: Work at Height Equipment

• Selecting work equipment
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Safe uses of common equipment

And more

Mod 15: Working in Confined Spaces and the Laws

• Why do you need training?
• What are confined spaces?
• Confined space legislation in England and Wales

And more

Mod 16: Control Measures for Working in Confined Spaces

• Preventing the need for entry
• The role of designers, manufacturers and suppliers
• A safe system of work in confined spaces

And more

Mod 17: Emergency Procedures for Working in Confined Spaces

• Arrangements for emergency rescue
• Additional emergency arrangements

Mod 18: Safety in Different Work Settings

• Manual handling
• Working at heights
• Working in confined spaced

And more

Mod 19: Work Equipment Hazards and Risk Control

• General requirements for work equipment
• Hand-held tools
• Machinery hazards

And more

Mod 20: Other Health and Safety Hazards at Work

• Slips and Trips
• Noise
• Vibration
• Radiations

Mod 21: Basic First-Aid Techniques

• The chain of survival
• The Do's and Don'ts of basic first aid
• First aid kit

And more

Mod 22: Dealing with Minor Injuries at Workplace

• Abdominal Trauma
• Allergic Reactions (Anaphylactic Shock)
• Bites & Stings
• Burns & Scalds
• Contusions (bruises)

And more

Mod 23: Call for an Emergency

• When to call for an emergency
• Emergency Services
• When to call which services
• Waiting for an emergency service to arrive

Mod 24: Health Problems Related to Hazardous Substances

• How hazardous substances impact on health
• Acute & Chronic Effects
• Who is at risk?
• Workplace exposure limits
• Routes of Entry
• Different forms of contact

Mod 25: Identifying Hazardous Substances

• Identifying hazardous substances
• Dangerous substances
• Flammable substances
• Flammable liquids, dust and gases
• Asthma-causing substances
• Asbestos
• Lead

And more

Mod 26: Control Measures and Monitoring

• Principles of Good Control Practice
• What are exposure control measures?
• Examples of control measures
• Choosing control measures
• Control equipment

And more

Mod 27: Implementation of Control Measures

• Selection of measures to prevent or control exposure
• Maintaining control measures
• Make sure control measures are used
• Plan for emergencies
• Monitoring exposure
• Health surveillance

Accreditation

All of our courses, including this Health and Safety Officer Training course, are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in Health and Safety.
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Certification

Once you've successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

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