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Health and Safety Awareness Level 1 Course - Regulation, Accident Prevention & Procedures

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This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in health and safety awareness. It is designed to meet the Health and Safety regulations and covers regulations, precautions, planning, risk assessing, PPE, individual sectors, what causes accidents, employer/employee responsibilities, RIDDOR, COSHH, first aid, workstation/VDU safety, working at heights, gas safety, occupational health, infection control, electricity, enforcement and the dangers and links in the regulations in fire and manual handling.

This course comes with 4.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hours and 11 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Student manual and other free downloads upon purchase
CPD Time Credit Conformation
Evidence Based Training Certificate on completion
Print your wall certificate on completion
Access to the course for 8 months and other refresher and reminder features
3-year nationally recognised certificate for £19.95 + VAT
Engaging multimedia video training

Student Downloads Available with Course:

ProTrainings Health and Safety Awareness level 1 & 2 student manual V5.0
Workplace Accident Book
Home Emergency Contact Sheet
Work Emergency Contact Sheet
HSE 5 steps to Risk Assessing link to HSE website
RIDDOR link to the HSE guide
Step by Step Guide to COSHH HSE Guide - Link to HSE website
Link to the HSE website
Essentials of health and safety at work link to HSE website
Free student first aid program leaflet
Statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace 2011/12
First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 HSE document
How to register to call EMS by text
DSE/VDU Operator Safety student manual V3.0
HSE leaflet on finding Asbestos
Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL) HSE leaflet
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations Approved Code of Practice and guidance
HSE Manual Handling Regulations Guide - link to HSE website
Getting to Grips with Manual Handling link to HSE website
HSE guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 19
HSE guide to PPE
HSE guide to COSHH

Full Health and Safety Awareness Level 1 Curriculum

Health and Safety Awareness Level 1 Curriculum Includes:

Introduction and Regulation
- Health and Safety and it's importance
- What causes accidents?
- Health and Safety Law
- Employee and Employer Responsibility
Prevention of Accidents
- Why prevention is important and what can be done
- Risk Assessment
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Substances dangerous to health - COSHH
- Warning signs
When an accident happens
- Basic First Aid Advice
- RIDDOR and accident reporting
- Work place policies and procedures
- Equipment in the workplace and how you can get hurt
Specific areas of health and safety training
- Formal Fire Risk Assessment
- Fire Triangle
- Calling the fire service
- Evacuation Procedures
- Good Housekeeping
- Electricity
- Manual Handling
- Slips, Trips, and Falls
- Work station and VDU safety
- Occupational Health
- Infection control
Summary of Health and Safety
- Enforcement of health and safety regulations
- What you need to remember and what to do next

Learning Outcomes

1   Understand the importance of health, safety and welfare standards in the workplace
1.1 State how the duties of employers contribute to a healthy and safe workplace
1.2 State how the duties of employees contribute to a healthy and safe workplace
1.3 Outline suitable workplace welfare arrangements
2   Know how hazards and risks are controlled in the workplace
2.1 Identify how hazards and risks contribute to workplace risk assessments
2.2 State the importance of workers following procedures at work
2.3 Outline how to use methods for controlling risk in the workplace
3   Be aware of the main causes and effects of poor health and safety at work
3.1 Outline the main causes of workplace injury
3.2 Outline the main causes of workplace ill-health
3.3 Outline the reasons why accidents occur
3.4 State the effects of accidents at work
3.5 Outline the need to report accidents and near misses at work
4   Understand how health and safety information is communicated in the workplace
4.1 Identify the main safety signs and signals found in the workplace
4.2 List sources of health and safety information found in the workplace
4.3 State the importance of workers notifying health and safety concerns to their employer

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