Health & Safety Course

About the course

The course has been built in line with the latest HSE guidance and covers all of the key syllabus areas that the HSE recommends for the workplace.

Everyone in your workplace is required to have Health and Safety Training by law. This online course provides a good introduction to Health and Safety and is a perfect tool for induction training.

The course will enable employees to recognise and avoid risks at work and explain what to do to minimise illness and reduce workplace accidents. 

It looks at responsibilities and legal requirements, hazards and risk, safety signs at work, personal protective equipment and workplace emergency procedures such as what to do in the event of a fire. For a full list of topics covered see below.

The Health & Safety training can be completed in one go or done in bite size chunks - whatever suits your learning style.

Introduction video for the Health & Safety course

Who should take this course?

Everyone in the workplace, in every industry, is required to take sufficient and appropriate health and safety training. This course is suitable for workers of all abilities and can be used at induction and as a refresher to maintain a good level of health & safety knowledge and understanding.

Purchase this course for £9 (+ VAT)

There are so many Health and Safety training courses out there, why should I choose this one?

You’re right there are loads of other training courses on Health & Safety although the vast majority of these don’t have an onscreen presenter and interactive assessments.

Ours is different, developed by health and safety professionals it ensures compliance with UK Health and Safety legislation, helps to reduce absences due to avoidable illness & accidents and is monitored for quality content and kept up to date by RoSPA.

Once you complete this course you will:

• Have knowledge of basic health and safety procedures.
• Understand the responsibilities of employers and employees under health and safety legislation.
• Understand the importance of undertaking a risk assessment to prevent and control hazards.
• Know how to follow the correct safety & emergency procedures in the workplace.
• Understand the hazards and ill-health effects associated with specific work activities and processes.
• Understand the risks associated with the workplace environment (including lone working), equipment, fire, electricity, working at height, harmful substances, slips trips & falls and manual handling.

Course overview

Here’s what we’ll be covering in each lesson…

Each lesson is a maximum of 5 mins long, making it easy to quickly make fantastic progress, even if you only have a small amount of time each day.

Lesson 01 - Why Health & Safety is Important to You

• The course kicks off here you’ll learn about how the training will provide you with a basic understanding of health and safety within your workplace
• The learning outcomes of the course

Lesson 02 - Your Workplace Environment

• Lesson 2 begins with looking at the Typical Workplace
• The Definition of Hazard and Risk
• Hazard Spotting

Lesson 03 - What should I expect in my Workplace

• Lesson 3 begins with What to expect in your workplace and Electricity, Machinery and Equipment
• Display Screen Equipment, Fire Safety, Working Alone and Slips, Trips & Falls
• Manual Handling and Harmful Substances - COSHH

Lesson 04 - What to do if something goes wrong

• Lesson 4 begins with a looking at a scenario about Fires
• Minor Incidents and Major Incidents
• Chemicals & Hygiene

Final Test

Complete the final test to prove your knowledge.

(We understand that not everyone will pass the course the first time. If you don’t pass the course on your first attempt, don’t worry, you’ll be able to retake the course free of charge up to 6 times.)

This Health and Safety training course is right for you if...

• You work in the UK
• You’ve just started a new job or need a refresher of H&S knowledge
• You work in any environment, this course is designed for all work environments

Enrol now and you'll instantly receive:

• 4 sharply focused lessons delivering a good, quality awareness of the subject.
• Unlimited access to the course. Take the course wherever and whenever you like.
• Certificate on completion.

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