What you will learn:

• What health and safety at work is and why it is important.
• The work-related hazards and risks that commonly cause accidents and ill-health.
• Your and your employer's responsibilities for upholding health and safety.
• The welfare facilities that your employer should make available to you.
• The safety measures and procedures your employer will put in place and how you can help to uphold them.
• Understand what is required of employers and employees under current health and safety legislation.
• Understand the importance and significance of workplace risk assessments.
• Know why it's essential to report and investigate accidents.
• Understand the importance of undertaking a risk assessment to prevent and control hazards.

Course Content