IOSH Working Safely

COURSE OVERVIEW

This basic introductory course will enable workers to ensure that their individual and collective actions contribute to health and safety in the workplace and that they understand their responsibilities.

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to the Course
• Why is it important to work safely
• Improving Safety Performance
• The environment
• Multiple choice test
• Hazard Assessment

LEARNING OUTCOME

• Understand the need to work safely
• Not put others at risk
• Explain the consequences to both the individual and their organisation if they fail to work safely
• Define the terms hazard, risk and risk controls
• Explain the importance of risk assessment
• Describe examples of everyday use of risk assessment
• Appreciate the role of workplace precautions
• Use appropriate workplace precautions
• Describe a health and safety management system
• Identify lines of communication with respect to health and safety in their place of work
• Identify safety signs and signals
• Be aware of emergency and accident plans and procedures in their place of work
• Report accidents, incidents and near misses and know who to report to
• Understand how industry affects the environment, and list the ways in which individuals can minimise pollution and waste

PREREQUISITES

This course is a basic introduction for all levels of personnel who are non-health and safety experts.