Basic Risk Assessment for Schools
Course Duration: 4 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: To give an understanding of the legal requirements for risk assessments and to learn and practice the techniques for carrying these out. To ensure that as Teachers and Teaching Assistants you are aware of the principles of the Risk Assessment process and competent in the carrying out and recording of Risk Assessments under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, 1999. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Teachers and Teaching Assistants
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Caretaker Health and Safety Awareness
Course Duration: 2 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course gives an overview for companies (who have a caretaker role within their organisation) on their legal responsibilities for health and safety, how to carry these responsibilities out. Course participants will learn: the do’s and don’ts of a caretaker; basic principles of risk assessment; general building safety and security; health and safety considerations for the environment you work in and you as a caretaker.
There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Individuals who have a caretaker role within their organisation with responsibility for health & safety matters.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Caretaker Health and Safety Awareness Refresher
Course Duration: 1 hour
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This refresher course gives an update in health and safety considerations (who have a caretaker role within their organisation) on their legal responsibilities for health and safety, how to carry these responsibilities out.
Course participants will have an update on any health and safety legislation changes that would impact on a caretaker’s roles and responsibilities including: what has changed; principles of risk assessment; general building safety and security; health and safety considerations for the environment you work and you as a caretaker. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for: Individuals who have a caretaker role within their organisation with responsibility for health & safety matters.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessment
Course Duration: 2 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course will provide participants with an understanding of the legal requirements for display screen equipment work (i.e. work with computers) to be assessed and to learn and practice the techniques for carrying these out. Course participants will learn how to: Identify the hazards arising from using display screen equipment; carry out assessments of display screen equipment work stations; set up a work station correctly; advise on improvements and management of display screen equipment users; advise on your organisations eye test procedures; and understand the risks associated with dynamic working. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Managers, supervisors or nominated employees who need to become DSE Assessors.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Governors’ Role in Health and Safety
Course Duration: 2 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course is designed to provide health and safety advice and support to governors, to enable them to help the school comply with their legal responsibilities. Advice will include how the governing body can plan for the school to implement the health and safety policy, by setting objectives and performance standards and monitoring of the process. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Governors of Academies, trust run schools and committees with responsibility for health and safety.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Investigating Accidents and Incidents
Course Duration: 3 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: The investigating accidents and incidents training will give the participant a broad understanding of the principles of an investigation process, looking at the benefits of prevention with the emphasis on practical training exercises and real-life case studies. It will enable the participant to meet legal obligations to investigate accidents and incidents and assist compliance with relevant legislation, including RIDDOR (1995). There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for: Anyone with a role or responsibility in accident/incident processes.
Course Pre-Requisites:None
Managing Health and Safety
Course Duration: 3 hours (after completion of e-learning package)
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course gives participants an overview of a managers legal responsibilities for health and safety, how to carry these out and the assistance available to do this. Course participants will learn: a managers legal responsibilities for health and safety; how health and safety law is enforced; how health and safety is managed within your company; policies, consultation, risk assessment, monitoring, record keeping, training, accidents, emergencies and ill health. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course. Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health and safety matters within there respective field or business.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Qualsafe Awards (QA) Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace
Course Duration: 1 days (6 hours)
Location: Telford
Course Overview: Designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. This qualification can be tailored to business and individual needs to make the learning experience relevant and fit for purpose. Building on the knowledge gained on the level 1 qualification participants will learn the principles of health and safety and accident prevention and understand the responsibilities placed on employers and employees.
Who is this course for: Anyone in a work environment.
Course Pre-Requisites:None
Routine Visual Inspection of Outdoor Playground Equipment
Course Duration: 2 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course will enable participants to identify and look at their outdoor play equipment’s basic condition, especially faults due to recent vandalism, breakages and cleanliness of the playground. It will include: practical advice on how to carry out and record inspections; report defects; and practical workshops on site to ensure staff that have been nominated are competent to carry out daily/weekly inspections, record findings and understand importance of reporting defects. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.
Course Pre-Requisites:None
Health and Safety for Building Managers
Course Duration: 4 hour
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course gives an overview for Building managers’ legal responsibilities for health and safety, how to carry these out and the assistance available to do this. Course participants will learn: a building managers legal responsibilities for health and safety; health and safety building management within you building; the support available to the building manager; policies, risk assessment, monitoring, record keeping, training, accidents, emergencies and ill health; building health and safety risks; and health and safety audits and building checklists. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for: Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Legionella Awareness
Course Duration: 2 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course gives participants an understanding of how Legionella grows and causes infection and the measures to take to control it. Course participants will learn about: domestic arrangements; complying with the law – L8 ACOP; identifying and assessing water risks; nominating a responsible person for your site; preventing and controlling risks and keeping correct records. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Managing Health and Safety (Refresher)
Course Duration: 3 hour
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course provides participants with a refresher on key health and safety issues for managers and nominated employees who have undertaken training in managing health and safety three or more years ago. Course participants will: be able to assess how recent/forthcoming changes to Health & Safety law and policy will affect their workplace and practices; review their legal responsibilities for health and safety and how the law is enforced; review how their management of health and safety contributes to the strategy for managing health and safety within their organisation; be given an opportunity to explore further any areas of health and safety that are a cause for concern. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for: Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Qualsafe Awards (QA) Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace (Refresher)
Course Duration: ½ days (3 hours)
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This qualification has been designed to provide a simple and concise update of health and safety to candidates holding the Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace Qualification.
Who is this course for:All candidates who have taken the Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace are recommended to take a refresher course three years after completion.
Course Pre-Requisites:The participant must have a Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace.
Risk Assessment
Course Duration: 7 hours
Location: Telford
Course Overview: This course will give participants an understanding of the legal requirements for risk assessments and to learn and practice the techniques for carrying these out. This will ensure that staff expected to carry out risk assessments are competent in the principles of the Risk Assessment process and the carrying out and recording of Risk Assessments. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.
Who is this course for:Individuals who have a role or responsibility for carrying out risk assessments.
Course Pre-Requisites:None
