Health & Safety principles level 2

Course Length: 4 hours

This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in health and safety awareness. It is designed to meet the Health and Safety regulations and covers regulations, precautions, planning, risk assessing, PPE, individual sectors, what causes accidents, employer/employee responsibilities, RIDDOR, COSHH, first aid, workstation/VDU safety, working at heights, gas safety, occupational health, infection control, electricity, enforcement and the dangers and links in the regulations in fire and manual handling.

Course curriculum:

• Introduction and Regulation
  • What causes accidents?
  • Health and Safety Law
  • Employee and Employer Responsibility
• Prevention of Accidents
  • Why prevention is important and what can be done
  • Risk Assessments
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Substances dangerous to health
• When an accident happens
  • First Aid Provision
  • Training Requirements
  • Basic First Aid Advice
  • RIDDOR and accident reporting
  • Work place policies and procedures
  • Equipment in the workplace and how you can get hurt
• Specific areas of health and safety training
  • Formal Fire Risk Assessment
  • Fire Triangle
  • Calling the fire service
  • Evacuation Procedures
  • Fire Good Housekeeping
  • Electricity
  • Manual Handling
  • Slips, Trips, and Falls
  • Workstation and VDU safety
  • Working at Heights
  • Occupational Health
  • Infection Control
• Summary of Health and Safety
  • Enforcement of health and safety regulations
  • What you need to remember and what to do next