FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH & SAFETY (one day course)

The Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety course provides your employees with the basic health and safety knowledge required by all employed persons. All employers have a duty to provide a safe and healthy working environment with safe systems of work. An essential element of any safe system is the knowledge and attitude of employees.

This can only be achieved by effective and efficient training and NORTH EAST SAFETY TRAINING SERVICES can provide such training. Our status as a Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Approved Training Centre means that we provide quality training to a high and measured standard.

On completion of this course delegates will have the necessary basic understanding of health and safety issues, thereby enabling them to contribute towards your organisations commitment to health and safety.

In particular this course will enable employees to :- Work in a safe and healthy manner and contribute positively to your company's aims and objectives contained in your health and safety policyIdentify key hazards within the workplaceUnderstand the importance of health and safety rules and safe working practicesReport potential health and safety problemsBe responsible for their actions

This course includes information on :-

Health & Safety at Work; Health & Safety Law; Accident Prevention; Risk Assessment; First Aid at Work; Personal Protective Equipment; Hazardous Substances; Ergonomics and
Workstation Design; Manual Handling and Noise at Work.

The syllabus, whilst based on the above, is generic in nature so allowing the course to be tailored to suit the needs of your organisation. At the end of the course candidates will be required to sit a short examination comprising of 30 multiple choice questions. All those gaining the required mark will be awarded the CIEH Basic Health & Safety Certificate.