Health And Safety - Law And Practice

Health and safety is an important issue for every work place. This course gives you a theoretical introduction to health and safety in the workplace.

You’ll obtain a good understanding of the relevant health and safety laws, and how they affect both employees and employers.

Being aware of the main features that should be contained in health and safety policies and procedures will enable you to create a safe working environment for your employees.

You'll learn how to:

• identify the basic regulations which address health and safety at work
• describe how they apply to manual handling, display screen equipment, personal protective equipment and other work equipment
• understand the requirements for performing risk assessments and reporting accidents.

How this course can help your business:

• Keep your staff safe, healthy and happy
• Reduce sickness and accident-related absenteeism
• Improve productivity by reducing downtime caused by health and safety incidents
• Reduce the risk of litigation following work place accidents

Course Code: 100594BT012