Health and Safety in Health in the Workplace

Designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. This qualification can be tailored to business and individual needs to make the learning experience relevant and fit for purpose.

Who needs these qualifications?

Anyone in a work environment.

Why is this training important?

Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as the right systems and methods for safe activities. Nevertheless employees also have a vital part to play in the equation. They need the right knowledge and the right attitude which demands proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as specific training for individual tasks.

Learning outcomes

Understand the principles of health and safety and accident prevention

Ability to contribute to any health and safety management system

Understand the importance of risk assessment as a technique for accident and ill health prevention

CIEH eLearning - Health and Safety in the Workplace

Who needs these qualifications?

Anyone in a work environment.

Why is this training important?

While employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions, employees need to understand their own responsibilities and must receive proper training in the basics of health and safety.

Course learning outcomes

• Understand the principles of health and safety and accident prevention
• Ability to contribute to any health and safety management system
• Understand the importance of risk assessment as a technique for accident and ill health prevention
• Understand the responsibilities placed on employers and employees
• Understand the hazard, risk and main causes of harm to workers (manual handling, hazardous substances, exposure to noise and vibration)
• Understand the importance of following systems, procedures and rules
• Understand how individual action can reduce risks to health and safety
• Appreciate how workplace equipment and task design affect health and safety

Benefits of CIEH eLearning

• Reduce overall costs
• Provides consistent delivery of content
• Self-paced learning and ondemand availability provides flexibility for the student
• Increase learner engagement
• Deliver convenient, personalised and responsive training
• Reduce your environmental impact

CIEH eLearning

• Mix of illustrations and photographs to keep learners engaged
• High quality video demonstrations to bring learning to life
• Detailed animations to help communicate content
• Interactive games, learning activities, recap sessions and Q&A exercises
• End of course test

Health and Safety in the Workplace

This qualification has been designed to provide a simple and concise update of health and safety to candidates holding the CIEH Foundation Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace..

Who needs these qualifications?

All candidates who have taken the Health and Safety in the Workplace are recommended to take a refresher course three years after completion.

Why is this training important?

- Refresh candidates’ knowledge of health and safety

- Complete the CIEH Foundation Health and Safety in the Workplace qualification portfolio

- Encourage best practice within the workplace

Learning outcomes

Understand responsibilities placed on employers and their employees

Appreciate how individuals can take a personal responsibility for health and safety

Understand the importance of health and safety procedures, systems and rules

Appreciate the effect that workplace equipment and task design can have on health and safety

Health and Safety in the Workplace

This qualification provides a thorough understanding of health and safety emphasising the importance of monitoring staff and controls. It also details the need for a structured management approach to health and safety and the key factors in implementing health and safety policy.

Who needs these qualifications?

Everyone working in a supervisory position.

Why is this training important?

Accidents and illness can result in disability, death or incapacity for work. The supervisor is in an ideal position to influence, monitor and train employees. They can also ensure that managers are informed, persuaded, encouraged or pressured into providing for better health and safety standards.

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the main concepts of health and safety
• Show awareness of the benefits of health and safety culture
• Explain the roles and responsibilities of individuals, supervisors and management in health and safety
• Demonstrate an understanding improvement strategies available to supervisors