Course description health and safety applies to everyone in the workplace. Every year, thousands of people suffer from work-related illness and injury. When workers need to take time off, the organisation suffers so it is in an employer’s best interest to keep their workers safe and healthy. In this course, you will learn about the most common hazards workers face on a daily basis. You will discover how health and safety law works in both theory and practice, equipping you to spot hazards in any working environment, and to play a role in minimising harm. Whether you are an employer, employee, or self-employed individual, this course will provide you with a thorough grounding in health and safety law in the uk. You will discover that health and safety is not merely an exercise in bureaucracy, but a necessity in the maintenance of a productive workforce. You will learn: what health and safety means, why it is important that everyone in the workplace understands their responsibilities, and how health and safety legislation is implemented. Why employers must carry out risk assessments, what they need to do once they have identified workplace hazards, and when they are legally obliged to keep records. The risks that come with manual handling activities including lifting and carrying, and how these can be prevented. The dangers posed by electricity and the measures employers need to take in order to minimise the risk of electric shock and death. The factors that make fires and ...
Course description health and safety applies to everyone in the workplace. Every year, thousands of people suffer from work-related illness and injury. When workers need
