Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Learning Outcomes

    • Syllabus
  • 2

    The Law

    • The Health & Safety At Work Act 1974

    • Regulations

    • Health & Safety Policy
  • 3

    Penalties & Enforcement

    • Enforcement

    • Action Taken

    • Civil Court Action
  • 4

    Employer's Responsibilities

    • Managing Health & Safety

    • Plan, Do, Check & Act
  • 5

    Employee's Responsibilities

    • What Employees Must Do
  • 6

    Ergonomics & Human Factors

    • Human Factors

    • Shift Work & Fatigue

    • Health Surveillance

    • Work Related Stress

    • Violence At Work

    • Drugs & Alcohol
  • 7

    Costs & Benefits

    • Workplace Fatalities

    • Economic Cost

    • Key Figures

    • Benefits Of Good Health & Safety

    • Health & Safety Training
  • 8

    Communicating Health & Safety

    • Consulting With Employees

    • The Competent Person

    • Safety Committees
  • 9

    Hazards & Risks

    • Definitions

    • Typical Hazards
  • 10

    Risk Assessments

    • What Is A Risk Assessment?

    • Risk Assessment Steps
  • 11

    Hierarchy Of Control

    • The Hierarchy

    • Steps
  • 12

    Accidents

    • What Is An Accident?

    • Injury Severity Triangle

    • Common Types Of Accidents
  • 13

    Environmental & Human Factors

    • Environmental Factors

    • Workstations & Seating

    • Other Workplace Factors

    • Human Factors
  • 14

    Personal Protective Equipment

    • What Is PPE?

    • PPE
  • 15

    Electricity

    • Danger

    • Maintenance

    • Overhead & Underground Power
  • 16

    Fire

    • What Is Fire?

    • The Fire Triangle

    • Triangle Of Extinction

    • Employer Responsibilities

    • Means Of Escape

    • Fire Extinguishers/Equipment

    • Types of Fire Extinguisher
  • 17

    Manual Handling

    • Risks

    • Musculoskeletal Disorders

    • Manual Lifting Activities

    • Using Lifting Equipment
  • 18

    Hazardous Substances

    • Harmful Substances

    • What Are the Hazards?

    • COSHH
  • 19

    Display Screen Equipment

    • Workstations

    • Notes
  • 20

    Workplace Safety Signs

    • Signs

    • Prohibition Signs

    • Warning Signs

    • Mandatory Signs

    • Emergency Escape & First Aid Signs
  • 21

    First Aid

    • Aims Of First Aid

    • First Aid Provision

    • Training

    • Risk Assessment
  • 22

    Accident & Incident Reporting

    • Why We Keep Accident Records

    • Reporting

    • Information to Record
  • 23

    RIDDOR

    • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
  • 24

    Knowledge Check

    • Knowledge Check

    • Qualification in Health and Safety
  • 25

    Additional Resources

    • Further Reading