Instructor Led Health and Safety Training
Viridis Safety provides a wide range of standard, bespoke and licenced health and safety training courses.
Duration: 5 days (made up of 4 days instructor led delivery and 1 day of practical and written assessment activities)
Course Objectives: At the end of this course delegates will be able to identify the hazards, risks and controls in the workplace, understand their responsibility and that of other supervisors for the management and implementation of safety in the workplace, apply health and safety best practice in the workplace, and make sure that their work areas and staff are compliant with health and safety legislation.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introducing Managing Safely
Module 2: Assessing risks
Module 3: Controlling risks
Module 4: Understanding your responsibilities
Module 5: Identifying hazards
Module 6: Investigating accidents and
incidents
Module 7: Measuring performance
Module 8: Protecting our environment
Target Audience: Managers and supervisors in all sectors who need a broad understanding of health and safety at work.
Assessment
All delegates will sit a short written paper and practical assessment which are moderated by IOSH who will award successful candidates an IOSH Managing Safely certificate.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: At the end of this course delegates will be able to define hazard and risk and recognise the purpose of risk assessment, will know their responsibilities and those of their managers for the implementation of safety in the workplace, will be able to apply health and safety best practice in the workplace and ensure that their activities are compliant with health and safety legislation.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introducing Working Safely
Module 2: Defining hazard and risk
Module 3: Identifying common hazards
Module 4: Improving safety performance
Module 5: Protecting our environment
Target Audience: Workers at any level of your organisation.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have a clear understanding of their responsibilities in helping to ensure their workplace is a safe working environment for themselves and their co-workers, will be able to identify common hazards and know how to control the risks these hazards represent, and will be able to respond appropriately when an incident occurs.
Topics Include:
- General health and safety responsibilities
- Accident prevention and reporting
- Introducing health and welfare
- Working at height
- Manual handling
- Emergency procedures and first aid
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Fire prevention and control
- Electrical safety
- Hazardous substances
- Noise and vibration
- Confined spaces
- Site transport safety
Target Audience: All employees.
Bespoke Content: When delivered as a closed session this course will include sector specific examples and will be further tailored to make the content and context of the course as relevant to the group as possible.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Environmental Awareness and Management
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have a broad understanding of the core issues of environmental awareness and of the main tools and techniques used to conduct environmental management by minimise waste, resource use and the risk of unintended discharge into the environment.
Topics include:
- Relevant Legislation
- Where to find guidance on environmental legislation
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Policy
- Staff education and buy in
- Environmental Aspects and Impacts
- Environmental Management Techniques
- Resource Efficiency
- Emergency Planning
- Auditing and Record Keeping
- Sources of assistance
Target Audience: All staff
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By this end of this session delegates will be able to define risk, use the hierarchy of control to reduce risk, measure risk using an approved methodology, create and use checklists to streamline risk assessment, and recognise the importance of risk assessment in any health and safety system.
Topics Include:
- Definition of hazard, risk and risk control
- Assessing risk and risk rating methods
- Using the hierarchy of control to reduce risk
- Being a competent risk assessor
- Creating and using checklists
- Method statements, risk analysis and mode (installation, operation, cleaning, inspection, maintenance, emergency, decommissioning)
- A review of case studies
- Worked practical examples
Target Audience: Managers and supervisors who may be involved in carrying out risk assessments.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Hazards, Risk Assessment and Accident Reporting for Industrial Staff
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will understand the difference between risk and a hazard, be able to carry out a basic risk assessment and understand why risk assessment is important, know who is responsible for reporting and recording incidents and the types of incidents that must be reported and recorded.
Topics Include:
- A short review of relevant legislation
- Hazard and risk defined
- Industrial hazards
- Why assess risk?
- Risk assessment techniques
- Five steps of risk assessment
- Hierarchy of control
- Examples of risk assessment
- Incident and near miss defined
- Types of incident required to be reported
- Lines of reporting
- How to complete internal documents and forms
- Responsibilities for completing the accident book
Target Audience: All staff working or supervising work in an industrial environment
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have a clear understanding of the risks involved in manual handling, of the financial and health costs associated with incorrect manual handling, know how to assess the risk factors associated with lifting and handling activities, have learnt correct techniques for lifting, supporting, pushing and pulling, and will be able to troubleshoot typical manual handling problems.
Topics Include:
- The anatomy of manual handling
- Manual handling risk factors
- Designing an appropriate system of work
- Manual handling risk assessment
- Good handling technique for lifting, pushing and pulling
- Team lifts and managing awkward loads
- Managing awkward lifts
- Lifting in difficult conditions
- Using mechanical aids
- Practical workshop exercise
Target Audience: Employees who have to carry out manual handling task or those responsible for supervising or risk assessing those who do.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will recognise why it is important to incorporate the safety of contractors into an existing health and safety system, will understand health and safety roles and responsibilities with regard to contractors and will be familiar with techniques to help ensure the actions of contractors do not cause harm to themselves or others.
Topics Include:
- A short review of relevant legislation
- Why introduce safe contractor policies?
- Using a contractor prequalification scheme
- Contractor safety induction training
- Using control measures and safe systems of work for managing contractors
- Establishing effective communication systems with contractors
- Performance monitoring and reviewing
Target Audience: Managers, supervisors and all members of staff who are responsible for managing contractors.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Accident/Incident Investigation and Reporting
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have the skills necessary to carry out investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses and accurately report their findings to help prevent recurrence.
Topics Include:
- Introducing the principles of accident prevention
- Your legal responsibilities
- Overview of a systematic approach
- Emergency response
- Gathering information
- Carrying out witnesses interviews
- Mapping events and conditions that led to the accident
- Your duties under RIDDOR 1995 (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations)
- Record keeping
- The role of the Local Enforcement Authority
- Internal accident reporting systems
- Presenting your findings and accident report writing skills
Target Audience: This course is suitable for managers, supervisors, team leaders and any other staff with responsibility for the investigation of accidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Reporting Injuries Diseases Dangerous Occurrences Regulations RIDDOR
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have good understanding of the roles and responsibilities relating to the reporting of incidents, know what types of incident need to be reported and recorded, and how this process should be carried out, to allow them to help ensure record keeping and incident reporting complies with RIDDOR.
Topics Include:
- Overview of Legislation
- Which injuries should be reported?
- What is an occupational disease and how they can be prevented
- What is a dangerous occurrence?
- Reporting methods
- Record Keeping
Target Audience: Managers and supervisors
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have a good understanding of the health risks presented by legionella, of methods of identifying and controlling legionella in hot and cold water systems, and of the regulations associated with managing the risk of legionella in the workplace.
Topics Include:
- A brief introduction to relevant legislation
- Legionella defined
- What you need to know about water
- Water and how it is used in cooling systems and hot and cold water systems
- The history of legionella and Legionnaires disease
- Risks associated with legionella
- A review of guidance and other documents published by the HSE
Target Audience: Facilities managers, maintenance staff and other employees with responsibility for water supply and water based systems (e.g. cooling towers, water storage tanks).
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessor Training
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have the skills required to carry out DSE risk assessments and be able to identify and resolve common DSE problems.
Topics Include:
- Understanding the regulations
- Risk assessment
- Workstation layout
- Correct working posture and working habits
- The hazards associated with DSE use
- Conducting a DSE assessment (practical)
- Communicating with the user
- Record keeping
Target Audience: Nominated company DSE assessors and staff who manage DSE users.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will be able to deal safely and effectively with the control of a hazardous chemical spillage in accordance with current health and safety legislation.
Target Audience: Employees who have responsibility for ensuring hazardous substances are used safety in the workplace or who are part of the company's spillage response team.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will be familiar with the requirements of the relevant legislation, associated health effects, understand about noise action levels and vibration exposure limit values, how to assess them and what controls can be put in place if there is a problem on site.
Target Audience: Employees working with noisy and/or vibrating equipment, and those responsible for employees who do.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Noise at Work - Managers & Operators
Duration: 1 day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will be familiar with the requirements of the relevant legislation, associated health effects, understand about noise action levels, how to assess them and what controls can be put in place if there is a problem on site.
Topics Include:
- An introduction to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
- Brief introduction to the issues
- Attitudes to noise
- Looking at hearing and the ear
- Sound/noise induced damage
- Measuring damage
- Consequences of damage
- Understanding Noise Action Levels
- Measuring noise levels in the workplace
- Applying the hierarchy of control to workplace noise
- PPE
Target Audience: Employees working with noisy equipment or in noisy workplace environments and managers responsible for employees who do.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will be able to recognise the symptoms of H.A.V.S., understand the risks associated with using hand tools, understand the techniques used to reduce these risks, and be familiar with employer’s and employee’s responsibilities with regard to H.A.V.S.
Topics Include:
- H.A.V.S. defined
- Symptoms and effects
- What causes H.A.V.S.?
- How is vibration measured
- A review of the current regulations and guidance
- The management of H.A.V.S. in the workplace
Target Audience: This course is aimed at managers, supervisors, and other employees responsible for carrying out risk assessments for H.A.V.S.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have the skills required to build and deliver a suitable and sufficient induction program.
Topics Include:
- Relevant legislation
- Employer and Inductee responsibilities
- What is an induction and why is it important?
- Who should be inducted?
- Induction planning
- Common induction topics
- The safety benefits of an induction
- Delivery techniques
- Record Keeping and Review
Target Audience: Staff who carry out inductions or supervise those who do.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this session delegates will have the skills to construct a short toolbox talk tailored for a specific target audience.
Topics Include:
- Toolbox Talk defined
- Target audience
- Gathering information
- Getting the message across
- Examples Toolbox talks
- Record keeping
Target Audience: Staff who are required to provide their colleagues with short informal information and training broadcasts.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
Duration: Half day
Course Objectives: By the end of this course delegates will have a broad understanding of how to help ensure the security and personal safety of themselves and their colleagues.
Topics Include:
- Workplace access control
- Interacting with members of the public
- Journeys on official business
- Entering occupied and unoccupied property
- Violence at work
- Lone working and working at night
- Introduction to online and IT security
Target Audience: All staff.
Contact one of our health and safety training advisors on 0844 8700 235 for more details about this course.
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