All workplaces present hazards and associated risk of varying degrees. This course provides examples of hazards that can be found in and around most workplaces, and suggests actions that you can take to resolve them. Some may not apply to you, while you may come across others not mentioned here, but which you will need to consider.
The course requires no prior knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation or risk assessment. This E-learning module takes into account several pieces of UK Health and Safety Legislation, and takes into consideration:
The people
The equipment
The materials
The environment
Following completion of the slides of information, you will be presented with a short multiple choice test to confirm your understanding of the information that has been presented to you.
This course has been designed to provide you with further understanding of the most Common Safety Hazards present in the Workplace and the measures to effectively control these. On completion of the Safety Hazards module learners will:
Develop skills in promoting safer working practices within their organization
Understand what a hazard is
Appreciate legal requirements
Recognise common health & safety hazards
Be able to identify risk control measures for common hazards