HEALTH AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES

We also offer additional training that you may be interested in:

Health and Safety Level 2

Health and Safety Level 3

Asbestos Awareness

Healthcare Health and Safety

Our Health and Safety training is available at Level 2 & 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF). Please speak to our customer service team for more details.

Our Health and Safety training 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: Health and Safety Principles 

Duration: 1 /2 Day

Contact Hours: 3 hours

Certification: Awareness Course

This course is ideal for people who require an annual update and have already gained experience and understanding of Health and Safety Principles. 

Course: Health and Safety Awareness 

Duration: 1 Day

Contact Hours: 6 hours

Certification: Awareness or Accredited

This course is ideal for people who have no prior experience of Health and Safety Principles.

At the end of the session attendees will be familiar with:

• Understanding the importance of health and safety in the workplace 
• Identifying what is meant by health and safety at work.
• Defining the key terms used in health and safety.
• Identifying the main legal responsibilities of employers and employees with respect to health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
• Understanding the scope of hazards and risks in the workplace
• Indicating the hazards and risks with reference to Slips trips and falls, working at heights, manual handling, hazardous substances, machinery and vehicles, electricity, fire and stress. 
• Understanding the range of workplace conditions that can affect health and safety
• Identifying the benefits of maintaining a tidy, well-organised workplace.
• Identifying the importance of maintaining suitable environmental conditions.
• Outlining the welfare facilities that should be provided.
• Identifying the different classes of health and safety signage.
• Understanding the requirements for workplace procedures
• Explaining the need for reporting accidents, ill health, dangerous events and near misses.
• Identifying the purpose of first aid provision.
• Identifying the types and uses of personal protective equipment.
• Outlining the importance of personal hygiene.

• Group Discussions
• Knowledge Based Theory Assessment

Our Health and Safety Principles training is just one of the many courses offered by #SAM247. Our courses are accessible for everyone wanting to improve their professional skills and knowledge base.

 People who attend this course:

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Healthcare Workers
• Care and Support Assistants
• Allied Healthcare Professionals
• Care Givers and Family Members
• Anyone wanting to further their career prospects

We aim to promote excellence through education. Being a nurse led company, we genuinely understand the difficulties that you may be facing within the Healthcare Sector. Service delivery and training ultimately play a fundamental role in the quality of care people receive. To find out how #SAM247 can help you, please email us at: enquiries@samsolutions247.com