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Caretaker Health and Safety Awareness - Schools

Price : £60.00

Duration : 2 hours

Course Overview

This course gives an overview for schools (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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a caretaker role within their organisation with responsibility for health & safety matters.

Construction and Contractors

Price : £120.00

Duration : 4 hours

Course Overview

This course should provide learners with a practical knowledge of the key requirements under the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2015 and how to consider the management of health and safety of contractors undertaking work on your site: it deals with the risks associated with construction projects (e.g. falls from height, manual handling, site transport, asbestos, decent welfare); unsafe practices; risk control scenarios.

Course Pre Requisites

None.

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a principal role in construction, including designers, contractors, sub-contractors and workers.

Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessment

Price : £90.00

Duration : 2 hours

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Managers, supervisors or nominated employees who need to become DSE assessors.

Governors’ Role in Health and Safety

Price : £110.00

Duration : 2 hours

Course Overview

Target Audience Governors of Academes, trust run schools and committees with responsibility for health and safety. 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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Governors of Academies, trust run schools and committees with responsibility for health and safety.

Health and Safety for Building Managers

Price : £120.00

Duration : 4 hours

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.

Investigating Accidents and Investigations

Price : £120.00

Duration : 3 hours

Course Overview

The investigating accidents and incidents training will give you 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 you to meet your moral and legal obligations to investigate accidents and incidents and assist compliance with relevant legislation, including Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)(1995).

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Anyone with a role or responsibility in accident/incident processes.

Event Safety for Large Events

Price : £180.00

Duration : All day

Course Overview

The Event Safety course will enable anyone organising an event, to understand their duty to plan, manage and monitor an event and to make sure that workers and the visiting public are not exposed to health and safety risks.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Anyone with a Health and Safety role or responsibility during and event process, event organisers and event safety officer.

Legionella Awareness

Price : £60.00

Duration : 2 hours

Course Overview

This course gives participants an understanding of how Legionella grows and causes infection and the measures 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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.

Managing Health and Safety

Price : £120.00

Duration : 3 hours (after completion of e-learning package)

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.

Managing Health & Safety In a Care Provision

Price : £180.00

Duration : All day

Course Overview

Informing those responsible for Health & Safety in a care provision of their responsibilities. To ensure health and safety is sensibly and effectively managed and minimise risks for those being cared for and their care workers, and to ensure you comply with any relevant health & safety law. This course is targeted at a wide range of organisations providing care for young people and adults in local authorities, the NHS, and those from the private and voluntary sectors.

Course Pre Requisites

None.

Who Is This Course For

This course is aimed at those providing a service and managing care provisions. E.g. Directors, Care Providers, Care Managers and those with a Health & Safety role.

Managing Health and Safety (Annual Refresher) for Schools

Price : £50.00

Duration : 1.5 hours

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.

Qualsafe Awards (QA) Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace

Price : £60.00

Duration : 1 days (6 hours)

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Anyone in a work environment.

Qualsafe Awards (QA) Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace (Refresher)

Price : £35.00

Duration : ½ days (3 hours)

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.

Course Pre Requisites

The participant must have a Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace.

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.

Routine Visual inspection of outdoor Playground equipment

Price : £60.00

Duration : 2 hours

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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for health & safety matters within their respective field or business.

Risk Assessment

Price : £180.00

Duration : 7 hours

Course Overview

This course will give participants and 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 in carrying out and recording Risk Assessments. There is no formal assessment, renewal or certificate for this course.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Individuals who have a role or responsibility for carrying out risk assessments.

Risk Assessment for Schools

Price : £180.00

Duration : 7 hours

Course Overview

Bespoke for schools - student, classroom and activity based. 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 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.

Course Pre Requisites

None

Who Is This Course For

Teachers and Teaching Assistants