Public Course Dates (2010/2011)

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This course is designed to give participants a practical overview of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations as well as providing the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessments for hazardous substances.

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An introduction to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations concentrating on the risks to health and the importance and use of control measures.

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The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and the Fire Precautions Act 1971 require an employer to assess the suitability of measures currently in place to protect people from the risk of fire.
This course is designed to give participants a practical overview of the Fire Safety at Work Regulations. It covers the practical use of fire extinguishers, evacuation procedures for both staff and visitors, and the human reaction to fire. Additionally, the course provides the necessary skills and knowledge to review Fire Safety Arrangements within the workplace.

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A course designed for employees to develop knowledge and understanding of accident causation and prevention and of employer and employee responsibilities.

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Highlighting the responsibilities of key personnel, this course is an introduction and review of the current health and safety legislative requirements, employer responsibilities and the critical role of managers and supervisors in ensuring that people within their teams treat safety as a critical issue.

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This course is designed to give operational managers, and occupational health and safety professionals, the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Hand Arm and Whole Body Vibration. It looks at the practical measures that can be taken to manage and minimise the vibration exposure of employees.

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It has long been recognised that manual handling of loads at work contributes significantly to the number of workplace injuries. The Manual Handling Operation Regulations 1992 establish a clear hierarchy of measures to reduce the risk of injury from manual handling operations. If risks cannot be avoided then each task must be assessed so that the risks of injury can be reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.
This course is designed to give participants a practical overview of the manual handling operation as well as providing the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct "suitable and sufficient" risk assessments for manual handling tasks.

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Under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers are required to ensure that suitable and sufficient training is provided to those employees who carry out manual handling tasks to enable them to do so in a safe manner.
This course covers the essential knowledge that is needed by those employees whose duties involve Manual Handling Operations. The course provides delegates with the practical skills for safe lifting techniques.

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This course is designed to give Occupational Health and Safety Professionals and Managers the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Hand Arm Vibration.
It looks at the practical measures that can be taken by them to manage and minimise the vibration exposure of their employees.
The course also provides the detailed knowledge and expertise required to conduct documented field risk assessments of the occupational exposure to Hand Arm Vibration within the workplace.

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This course is designed to give assessors of occupational vibrations an understanding of the updated regulations, the knowledge and awareness of the new guidance on best practice with regard to hand arm vibration.

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This course is designed to give operational managers, and occupational health and safety professionals, the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Whole Body Vibration.  Following on from the hand arm vibration assessor course / management awareness course, it looks at the practical measures that can be taken to manage and minimise the vibration exposure of employees.

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Risk Assessment is the key element of the management of health and safety and is the fundamental concept behind most existing, and new health and safety legislation. This programme provides training in the core skills of risk assessment, and is the essential building block for anyone who carries out, or is responsible for conducting risk assessments. This course has been developed to provide delegates with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct suitable and sufficient risk assessment of workplace activities.

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The course is designed for those required to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety.

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This course is designed to give operational managers, and occupational health and safety professionals, the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Occupational Noise Exposure.

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This course is designed to give Occupational Health and Safety Professionals and Managers the knowledge and awareness of the risks associated with Occupational Noise and Noise Induced Hearing Loss.

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This course is designed to enable delegates to carry out suitable Display Screen Assessments (DSE).

This course is designed to provide employees with the awareness and basic understanding of fire and fire procedures.

Stress at work is one of the main challenges affecting workforces of all industries today. The affect of stress is often visible in the reduction of productivity and efficiency in the workplace. This course is designed to highlight the factors that cause stress both in and out of the workplace and discuss methods of management in order to provide delegates the tools to identify stress and manage its effects.

Stress at work is one of the main challenges affecting workforces of all industries today. The affect of stress is often visible in the reduction of productivity and efficiency in the workplace. This course is designed to highlight the factors that cause stress both in and out of the workplace and discuss methods of management in order to provide delegates the tools to identify stress and manage its effects.