This course takes as its starting point the fact that most accidents are attributable to a lack of knowledge or carelessness and that the key to improvement is increased awareness on everybody's part. Although employers have a legal responibility to provide safe and healthy work place conditions and safe systems of work and an essential part of any safe system is the knowledge, the attitude and the up-to-date information the employee's have to uphold such safe systems of work.This level two certificate in health and safety aims to provide all attendees with a working knowledge and understanding to enable them to contribute to health and safety in the workplace.
The training course includes:

• Introduction
• The costs of poor health and safety
• Health and safety law
• Outlining the responsibilities under HASAW, conseuquences of non-compliance
• Accidents and ill health
• Risk Assessment - outline of the risk assessment process
• First aid at work - why this is provided,
• Personal Protective Equipment - the function of P.P.E, Workplace safety - Building structure.
• The use of different safety signs.
• Work equipment - How equipment can cause injury. Work station design - repetitive strain injury (RSI).
• Electricity - Installation testing and maintenace.
• Fire prevention - the fire triangle.
• Hazardous substances - correct use and control methods.
• Ergonomics and Manual handling - Correct lifting techniques, manual handling.
• Noise - Noise reduction, hearing protection and 'what is noise.'

Intrinsic Training Solutions delivers this course to suit the purpose of all organisations we usually deliver in the following way:

• Delivered over 1 day
• On your company site to suit your operational requirements or locally off site
• Multiple choice exam of 30 questions, 20 correct answered are required to pass.
• Delivered in english
• Test papers available in different languages (with prior arrangement)
• Oral Tests available (with prior arrangement)

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All successful attendees receive an individually named certificate endorsed by one of our accredited nationally recognised awarding organisations.
If you need any further information please complete our convenient contact form or email:mailto:enquiry@intrinsictraining.com. We deliver the courses at very competitive rates.