Health and Safety Level...

The Level 3 Health and Safety course will provide learners with a thorough understanding of the different aspects of Health and Safety.

The course goes into detail about each area of Health and Safety that businesses may encounter and provides information on how to undertake effective risk assessments and implement relevant, sufficient and appropriate control measures. The course gives an in depth guide to Health and Safety legislation and aims to raise awareness of the responsibilities that all managers and supervisors plus Health and Safety specialists are expected to maintain.

This course is divided into 23 easy to follow interactive modules and includes a multiple choice test at the end. The content of the course covers:

1. Legislation and Risk Assessments
2. Reporting and Investigating Accidents
3. The Workplace and Work Equipment
4. Fire and Explosion Responsibilities
5. Fire and Explosion Control Measures
6. Electricity
7. Working at Height
8. Vehicles: Work Site Hazards
9. Vehicles: Driver Standards
10. Vehicle Safety
11. Conflict and Violence
12. Alcohol and Drugs
13. Working Safely With Hazardous Substances (COSHH)
14. Types of Hazardous Substances (COSHH)
15. Noise
16. Vibration
17. Ergonomics
18. Manual Handling: Risk Assessment
19. Manual Handling: Reducing the Risks
20. Employee Welfare and Emergency Procedures
21. Positive Health and Safety Culture
22. Role of Managers, Supervisors and PPE
23. Staff Training

By the end of this course learners will be able to:
• Explain what is meant by ‘Health and Safety’
• Identify common workplace incidents and general ways to reduce their risk
• Recite the procedure to carry out in the event of a fire and know which fire extinguisher should be used
• Understand the importance and use of PPE
• Explain the basics of COSHH and how to minimise the risk of hazardous substances
• Identify different types of safety signs and know about first aid In the workplace
• Understand the basics of working at height
• Work with display screens correctly
• Deal with violence in the workplace
• Identify the key causes of stress
• List the Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to electrical equipment