The Certificate is a widely recognised qualification and provides an excellent basic grounding in the essentials of health and safety for personnel accountable for these responsibilities in their organisation.

Who is the course for?

The course is designed for personnel such as managers, supervisors, non-safety    specialists etc, with health and safety responsibilities who need a grounding and recognised qualification in occupational safe and health.  However, the course is also    used by persons setting out on a health and safety career as a firm base on which to build their safety and health knowledge.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the legal framework, moral and economic requirements and implications  for goods standards in health and safety within an organisation.
• Develop, promote and communicate an effective health and safety culture within an organisation.
• Identify the key features of a health and safety policy, the preparations and performance review of an audit.
• Understand the importance of proactive and reactive health and safety monitoring measures.
• Identify hazards in the workplace and carry out risk assessments, record findings and review procedures.
• Advise on strategies for controlling hazards, reducing risks and applying safe systems  of work.
• Identify fire hazards and risks, advise on measures to minimise fire risks and develop fire Procedures.
• Identify ill health effects of physical processes of work and the environment and recommend suitable measures to combat risks.
• Explain the processes and procedures for investigating and reporting accidents at    work.

Certification

Delegates are awarded the Certificate on successful completion of two 2 hour written papers:

A) The Management of Safety and Health     9.30am to 11.30am

B) Controlling Workplace Hazards                13.30pm to 15.30pm

A practical assessment to be undertaken on the Wednesday of week 6 venue to be arranged.