A Program designed to promote a safe and healthy occupational environment for the benefit of both employers and employees, and the wider public and visitors to premises. Every employer in business, commerce or government must by law ensure the health and safety of employees in the workplace, and other people affected by the activities of the organization. An accident can be traumatic for both parties; in the way an injury can affect an employee, his or her family and their quality of life; for an employer through lost “man-hours”, output or production, time spent on investigations and, in worst case scenarios, the cost of legal action and compensation.
This Program identifies hazards and risks in many workplaces: construction sites, shops, stores, restaurants, hotels, factories, stockyards and others such as educational establishments, and outlines vital accident preventive actions management must take, from risk assessment to implementation.
Course Outline
- Module 1 - Managing Health & Safety in the Workplace
- Module 2 - Providing a Safe Place to Work In
- Module 3 - General Fire Safety
- Module 4 - Working at Height, Building & Construction Work
- Module 5 - Safe Use of Equipment in the Workplace
- Module 6 - Transport in the Workplace, Materials Handling
- Module 7 - Safe Use of Electricity in the Workplace: Noise in the Workplace, Vibrations at work
- Module 8 - Hazardous Substances in the Workplace: Dangerous Radiations in the Workplace, Flammable and Explosive Substances
- Module 9 - Health & Safety in Kitchens and Eating Places
- Module 10 - Psychological Health Hazards in the Workplace
- Module 11 - Health and Safety in Educational Establishments
- Module 12 - Health Protection: First Aid, Display Screen Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
