Preventing Accidents
2 hours - valid for 6 months
Course Cost (excl. VAT): £19.99
Introduction
Accidents can occur in all kinds of working environments and many lead to injuries. It is very important for managers, and others responsible for safety in the work place, to understand how to recognise potential hazards and deal with them before they lead to accidents.
Preventing Accidents gives employees a good understanding of what hazards are and how to identify and control them. All businesses will benefit from managers who can anticipate accidents before they happen, safer staff and a better health and safety record.
Who is the course for?
Preventing Accidents is suitable for people who are likely to become first-time managers, or are already in the post but have had little or no formal training and limited work experience. It is particularly appropriate for anyone who is responsible for safety in the work place.
The easy to follow, step-by-step format of this course means people can work at their own pace. This course is appropriate to any business sector, there are no formal entry requirements and employees do not require any prior experience.
What will you get from this course?
When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
- identify hazards, rate their severity and assess their risk
- use different techniques to control risks and hazards
- carry out risk assessments
- implement safe systems of work
- respond effectively to any accidents that happen.
Course features
Preventing Accidents uses on-screen text, optional voiceover and images to illustrate its main points. As you work through the course you’ll be presented with a straightforward case study and simple exercises to guide you through the basics of the subject and check your learning. After each exercise you are given immediate feedback.
A particularly useful feature of the course is the transcript of each screen’s audio that can be printed for future reference.
You can start your course straight away and access it at any time, providing you have access to a computer with an internet connection. The course is available for six months from the date first accessed.
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