• What is health & safety?
• Workplace Health, Safety & Welfare
• Risk Assessment / Accident prevention
• Work equipment
• Electrical / Fire safety
• Occupational health
• Stress and violence
• Substances hazardous to health
• Noise and vibration
• Working at heights
• Transport
• Manual handling & ergonomics
• Personal protective equipment
• First Aid.

LEVEL 3 AWARD IN HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

(Formerly known as Intermediate / Supervising Health & Safety)

The requirement for good health and safety practices in the workplace is enshrined in law but as importantly is a responsibility shared by all. Business owners and managers must ensure that policies and procedures are in place to protect not only workers but also visitors to the premises.

It is essential to promote a health and safety culture in any workplace and a significant element in this strategy is the need to have a well trained and knowledgeable workforce at all levels. There are existing opportunities to train managers and operators but until now there has been little opportunity to train those at middle management levels.

• The importance of health & safety in the workplace
• Legislation
• Accidents in the workplace
• Ill health in the workplace
• Health & safety organisation and management
• The role of supervisors

LEVEL 4 AWARD IN HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

(Formerly known as Advanced Health & Safety)

The legal requirement to train employees should extend beyond awareness and understanding of health and safety issues. In addition there is a clear need for key personnel to have the skills and knowledge to manage the health and safety function. The Advanced Health & Safety Certificate is designed for those working in any business regardless of their product or service range. It is essential for all those who have an employment role that includes a responsibility for the management of health and safety issues. It is also an appropriate technical qualification for those wishing to apply to offer level 1 training.

Successful Advanced candidates will be able to manage health and safety in most businesses, by developing auditing and monitoring programmes, designing safe practices and procedures, liaising with enforcement officers, interpreting legal requirements, staff training, and establishing risk assessment projects (with additional training where necessary)

• Maintaining a safe workplace environment; facilities; electricity; fire safety; work equipment; first aid. Occupational health & hygiene; hazardous substances; PPE; noise; stress; control measures; Safe systems; implementation; manual handling; DSE; RSI; sub-contractors
• Techniques of safety management; health & safety policies; risk assessment; accident prevention; quality management; documentation.
• Education and training, information; effective training, supervision and evaluation. Legislation; Acts; The Law; Regulations: enforcement officers; safety committee.

This course is useful for employers and those employees who deal directly with members of the public; from receptionists to those who work in other peoples homes.

• The law
• The work environment
• Resolving confrontational situations
• Personal safety

• The candidate will be able to understand
• The terminology in conflict resolution
• The laws that apply to businesses and their employers
• The concepts of a safe working environment and how the risk of conflict can be assessed.
• The use of appropriate methods to de-escalate a confrontational situation.
• The importance of personal safety

This course complements the CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety programme and it is strongly recommended that students should already hold the certificate prior to the course. The course is aimed at those who use substance hazardous to health at work and introduces students to the hazards associated with those substances, the risks and controls available and what to expect from a COSHH assessment.

Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the safer use of hazardous substances in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.

• Definition and types of substances hazardous to health in the workplace.
• Health effects of hazardous substances and their causes
• COSHH assessments and control options.
• Responsibilities imposed by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations.

The Environmental Awareness Certificate is a 1st level training programme that aims to raise awareness of environmental issues, particularly in the workplace. The course is suitable for staff at all levels and sections of an organisation.

• Environmental issues relevant to their work
• Their role and responsibilities
• The importance of complying with the organisation's environmental commitment