Introduction

The CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Work Place has been designed to provide essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety for people working within any sector of business. It provides a foundation of knowledge required by everyone and enables participants to contribute to any health and safety management system.

Candidates

By the end of the programme the candidate will be able to …

• Work in a safe and healthy manner and contribute to improving health and safety within an organisation’s policy.

• Identify key hazards in their work place.

• Understand the importance of health and safety rules and working procedures.

• Report health and safety problems.

• Be responsible for their own actions.

Content

The Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace is made up of the following sections …

Section One: Introduction

Health and Safety at Work

Helath and Safety Law

Section Two: Accidents and Ill Health

Prevention of Accidents and Ill Health

Risk Assessment

First Aid at Work Personal

Protective Equipment Accidents

Section Three: Workplace Safety

Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare

Work Equipment

Electricity

Fire Prevention

Section Four: Occupational Health

Introduction

Hazardous Substances

Ergonomics and Workstation Design

Manual Handling

Noise

Course

The Course is delivered over one full day or over two sessions of equivalent length … but read on …

The Course can be delivered over a full day, or two half days or evenings. We have no problems fitting in with existing work shift patterns and are happy to teach the course early morning, late evening or overnight if required!

The way in which the Course is delivered and the materials used vary dependant on the nature of the group, their existing knowledge of health and safety, and the nature of their work.

The Course can be tailored to reflect your particular industry if delivered as a ‘closed’ course – that is solely to you or your employees.

Assessment

Candidates are assessed by an objective test of 30 multi-choice questions. Everyone passing the test receives certification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Enviromental Health.

Accessibility

We do everything we can to ensure that our courses are accessible to all

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