Level 1 Health and Safety in the Workplace

Learners gaining this qualification will know Health & Safety is the responsibility of everyone within a business, including contractors, visitors and suppliers.

The qualification needs no former knowledge of Health and Safety and is therefore ideal as part of a company health and safety induction programme, but it could also form part of ongoing refresher training designed to improve the health and safety culture in a workplace.

Course content

This course will cover the following

  • Introduction to health and safety
  • Legal responsibilities
  • Accidents
  • Risk assessments and training
  • Environmental factors
  • Slips and tripsCaution Sign used for Health & Safety Training
  • Working at height
  • Manual handling
  • Hazardous substances
  • Machinery and vehicles
  • Electricity
  • Fire
  • Stress
  • End of course examination

Course Duration
1/2 day  Courses can be run either in a morning 9.00am -1.00 pm or afternoon 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Course size
Maximum course size 20

Assessment
Multiple-choice question examination

Qualification
Candidates who successfully pass the course will receive a Level1 award in Health & safety in the workplace certificate.