Health and Safety Awareness

ABA Training offer the highest quality training delivered by a team of experienced training specialists, who are practicing managers and team leaders.

This Health and Safety Awareness course is aimed at providing delegates with a basic understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations. The ´duty of care´ placed on both employers and employees is explained, with specific emphasis placed on accident prevention and the creation of a ´safety culture´.

How does it work

This Health and Safety Awareness course is designed to be industry specific with additional optional content covering regulations that are prevalent to the delegates´ working environment. (COSHH Regulations, Infection Control etc)

The course involves:

• An overview of HASWA – the duties placed on employers and employees
• A summary of the most relevant regulations made under the Act
• Accident prevention – causes and effects of accidents, reporting of accidents (RIDDOR) and creating a ´safety culture´
• Risk assessment – Croner´s risk assessment and HSE five step approach
• Optional industry specific regulations

Support material will also be provided, these include:

• Guidance notes to HASWA and associated regulations
• HSE guide "five steps to risk assessment"
• Sample pro forma for Croner´s risk assessment
• Industry specific guidance notes
• DVD – "Avoiding accidents and injuries at work"

Who is this course for

This Health and Safety Awareness course is applicable to any employer or employee who wishes to be informed of the latest Health and Safety information, allowing them to fulfil their legal obligations.