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.