Health & Safety Awareness Training for Managers

01/12/2017 in Red Room, Pound Lane Training Centre Enquire about Course

Duration: 4 hours

Time: 13:00 - 17:00

8 places available

Price: £60

Address: Pound Lane, Leamington Spa CV32 7RT

Course description

HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR MANAGERS

Aim: To provide an understanding of the main concepts of health and safety and promote a positive health and safety culture.

Suitable for all members of school leadership or management teams; this assessed course has four modules.

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Health and Safety Law and Enforcement

o Outline health and safety responsibilities and accountability within a school setting;

o Have a simple understanding of the Health and Safety At Work Etc. Act; and

o Understand the law and enforcement/legal action that can be taken for non-compliance.

• Health and Safety Regulations

o Understand key health and safety regulation requirements for a number of key issues and identify measures that can be implemented to ensure compliance.

• Accidents and Incidents

o Differentiate between an accident, incident or near miss; 

o Determine whether ‘incidents’ require reporting under RIDDOR; and 

o Have a simple understanding of how to undertake an investigation and evaluate accident causation.

• Proactive Health and Safety

o Understand how to implement an effective health and safety management system within their establishment and what this entails.

This course has a closed book assessment at the end of the training; delegates must achieve a pass mark of >80% to successfully complete the course. Whilst there is no formal qualification, the assessment is designed to confirm delegates have understood the course content.

 PLEASE READ THE COURSE DESCRIPTION /DETAILS BEFORE BOOKING ONTO THESE COURSES; WCC CORPORATE HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING REQUIRE SCHOOLS (WHERE WCC ARE THE EMPLOYER) TO ATTEND THEIR TRAINING.

A 25% discount applies for Essential Core Service subscribers. Contact propertyrisk@warwickshire.gov.uk for more details.