Accidents in the Workplace

Duration: 1 hour

This course will equip learners with the essential knowledge and understanding on how to work safely within their workplace. It also addresses the fundamental legal requirements and first aid provisions that are obligatory in an organisational setting.

With the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) estimating that every 25 minutes a person in the UK breaks or fractures a bone due to a slip, trip or fall in their work environment, this Accidents in the Workplace course provides vital information on how to reduce risk and maintain a safe, healthy and efficient workforce.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand how to minimise the risk of injury caused by slips, trips or falls

• Identify the dos and don’ts of erecting and using ladders

• Identify First Aid provisions in your workplace

• Be aware of health and safety regulations and obligations in the workplace

Topics

• Slips, trips and falls

• Working at height

• First Aid provision

• Health & Safety regulations

Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Workstation Assessment

Duration: 35 minutes

Any employer that employs individuals who are desk-based for more than 2 hours a day are legally obliged to analyse workstations, assess and reduce risks. This course ensures organisations comply with the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Health and Safety Regulations. It will also help reduce absenteeism and injuries in employees, and improve staff well-being and performance.

Objectives

This course will enable you to assess your own workstation, to make sure it’s as well arranged and safe as it can be!

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Understand the importance of DSE workstation assessments

• Identify whether you are a high, medium or low-risk user

• Recognise the effects of poor posture

• Adjust your posture so you have a good posture while working

• Adjust your workstation to suit you

• Carry out a DSE risk assessment

This training ensures:

• Your employers meet health and safety requirements

• The risk of injuries and absenteeism is reduced

• Staff wellbeing and performance is maintained or improved

Topics

• Health and Safety DSE Regulations

• DSE user risk levels

• Good and poor posture

• Step-by-step adjustments to workstations

• Workplace assessment

Fire Safety

Duration: 1 hour

This Fire Safety course is designed to help improve your knowledge and understanding of fire safety, fire regulations and prevention in order to keep yourself and your colleagues safe from harm.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify the main causes and effects of fire

• Identify ways in which to prevent fires at work

• Understand the procedures upon discovering a fire or hearing a fire alarm

• Methods of extinguishing fires

Topics

• The law

• Causes and prevention of fire

• Actions on hearing and raising the alarm

• How fire spreads

• Fire classifications

• Fire extinguishers and extinguishing a fire

Fire Safety

Duration: 30 minutes

This short Fire Safety online course is designed to provide you with fundamental knowledge of the risks associated with fires. This course details the causes of fire and highlights key fire safety precautions, fire equipment and evacuation procedures so that employees can make life-saving decisions when it counts.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand how fires start, the fire triangle and the requirements for fire prevention

• Be knowledgeable about workplace procedures for fire precautions and firefighting equipment

• Be confident about means of escape

• Know how to plan for an emergency

Topics

• Health and Safety at Work Act

• Safety signs and signals

• Legislation

• The fire triangle

• Fire prevention

• Risk assessment

• Common causes

• How fire spreads

• Extinguishers and their use

• Escape routes

• Evacuation

• Actions

Fire Safety Essentials

Duration: 35 minutes

This course aims to change the way you think about fire. It will help you to recognise and reduce fire hazards in your workplace, and will explain what you need to do in the unlikely event of a fire. The overall risk of a fire occurring is significantly lowered by having knowledgeable staff, making fire safety training a must in every workplace.This course includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your awareness of fire safety.

When you have finished the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Understand employers’ responsibilities under fire safety law

• Prevent fires by using the fire triangle theory

• Identify fire safety signs and appreciate the importance of knowing where they are in your workplace

• Identify fire safety equipment and understand how it should be used

• Recognise the need to periodically check fire safety procedures

• Carry out the fire safety procedures in place in your organisation

Topics

• Fire theory

• Fire procedures

• Fire equipment

• Fire signs

Food Hygiene Essentials Level 1

Duration: 1 hour

Food poisoning is a major concern for anyone working within the food service industry. Not only is it highly unpleasant and in some cases potentially fatal for the unlucky recipient, but it can also be costly and irrevocably damaging to an establishment’s reputation.

Luckily, most food poisoning risks can be eliminated by good basic knowledge of food hygiene principles. High standards of food preparation, storage, cleaning techniques and personal hygiene are all fundamental to the safe delivery of a customer’s food. Endorsed by The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology, this short introductory course, is ideal for training new members of staff before they enter a working kitchen for the first time.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the basic principles of personal hygiene

• Understand the fundamental requirements of safe food handling

• Follow the correct procedures on storing, preparing and serving food at work

Topics

• Food contamination

• Food poisoning

• Personal hygiene

• Food preparation

Food Safety Level 2

Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes

This Food Safety Level 2 course incorporates five modules covering topics from the fundamental principles of bacterial growth and food contamination, through ‘purchase to service’ and the safe storage, preparation, and delivery of a consumer’s food. Suitable for all those operating within any discipline in the food service industry, including food transportation, this course follows the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 2 Food Safety in Catering Standard and is endorsed by The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify food contaminants and control measures

• Understand about bacterial growth and food poisoning

• Recognise high standards of personal hygiene, cleaning and pest control

• Identify allergens, safe labelling and first aid responses

• Describe the ‘purchase to service’ chain and role of HACCP

• Follow the principles of safe food preparation and storage

• Appreciate the role of the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) and penalties for poor hygiene

• Understand the impact of good kitchen design

Topics

• Food contamination

• Bacteria

• Bacterial growth

• Food poisoning and the Environmental Health Officer

• Allergens and allergic reactions

• First Aid

• Purchase to service including HACCP

• Kitchen design

• Personal hygiene

• Cleaning

• Pest control

Food Safety Level 2

Duration: 50 minutes

This Food Safety Level 2 course provides food handlers with the information to control food safety hazards and satisfies their legal obligation to undertake appropriate food safety training. This course is suitable for anyone who handles or prepares food, or is involved in the management of people in a food handling environment.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Explain how to control food hazards

• Recall what food safety is and why it is so important

• Identify the causes of food poisoning and its control

• State the different types of contamination hazards and how to control them

• Understand their responsibility in relation to personal hygiene

• Recognise the reasons for the safe design of food premises and equipment

• Understand the dangers and control of pests and the benefits of safe cleaning and disinfection

• Understand the need for food safety law and its enforcement

Topics

• Hazards and risks in food safety

• Best practice

• Hazards of bacteria

• Spoilage

• Causes and prevention of food poisoning

• Microbiological hazards

• Vehicles and routes

• Food handling and personal hygiene

• Design of food premises

• Containers and equipment

• Infestations

• Safe cleaning

• Law and enforcement

Health and Safety Essentials

Duration: 45 minutes

This course includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your understanding of health and safety. When you’ve finished the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment‍.

Objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Recognise why health and safety is important for individuals, employers and society as a whole

• Understand the frameworks of health and safety legislation

• Recognise the responsibilities your employer has for your health and safety

• Use a range of health and safety techniques and good practice to help keep yourself safe at work (and beyond!)

Topics

• Health and safety problems

• Health and Safety at Work Act

• Government’s responsibilities

• Risk assessment and reduction

• Safe systems of work

• Accident reporting

• Lifting and carrying

• Personal safety

• Aggressive behaviour

• Working with computers

Health and Safety for Healthcare Workers

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

It is impossible to remove every risk in more predictable environments let alone healthcare settings, so it remains the duty of the employers and responsibility of the employees to ensure they are well informed. This Health and Safety for Healthcare Workers course is designed especially for health and social care providers. The course imparts practical advice on risk assessment, management and regulation in line with the latest UK legislation.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Better understand health and safety legislation

• Gain an overview of potential hazards associated with RIDDOR and COSHH

• Be knowledgeable about fire prevention including equipment evacuation and escape routes

• Gain greater awareness of the risks and control of infections

• Exercise correct lifting and carrying techniques

• Understand principles of information governance and complaint handling

Topics

• Legislation and the various associated acts

• RIDDOR and COSHH

• Recording and reporting

• Fire prevention, equipment and evacuation

• Infection control

• Moving and handling

• Lone workers

• Aggression control

• Information governance

• Handling complaints

Health and Safety for Office Workers

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

This Health and Safety for Office Workers online course demonstrates the fundamental need for awareness of the risks and hazards that can be encountered in an office environment. It seeks to equip employers and employees with the knowledge to assess, manage and prevent risks in their workplace, in line with latest UK legislation.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand the legislation surrounding ‘Health and Safety at Work’

• Recognise employee and employer’s responsibilities in the workplace to keep themselves and others safe

• Be knowledgeable about handling hazardous substances

• Understand when it is appropriate to record and report accidents, incidents and near misses

• Understand fire safety principles including the fire triangle and the requirements for fire prevention

• Identify workplace procedures for fire precautions, firefighting equipment, means of escape and planning for an emergency

• Gain an overview of the anatomy of the spine, common injuries and the principles of safe moving and handling

Topics

• Health & safety legislation

• RIDDOR, COSHH

• Fire safety

• Extinguishers & their use

• Planning & evacuation

• Moving and handling

• Risk assessment

• Lone workers

• Managing work related stress

• Workstation & DSE assessment

• Violence & aggression

Health and Safety Law

Duration: 1 hour

This short course, explains your legal health and safety obligations as an employer or employee and explores the penalties and consequences of poor safety in the workplace.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to know:

• The differences between civil and criminal law and the effect of the European Courts on UK safety legislation

• The duties placed on employers, employees and others by the Health and Safety at Work Act

• Who enforces Health and Safety and how

• The consequences of contravening current safety legislation

Topics

Topics explored in the course Health & Safety Law:

• Criminal vs Civil law and the consequences

• Negligence

• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Regulations and European Directives

• Employer and employee responsibilities

• Law enforcement

Health and Safety Risk Assessment

Duration: 1 hour

A simple risk assessment can prevent injury or damage and save your organisation time and money in absenteeism and sick pay. This short course, Health & Safety Risk Assessment, has been developed by training specialists Creative Learning Solutions and explains how you can assess risk in the workplace and what controls or measures you need to implement upon assessing those risks.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the differences between risks and hazards

• Explain how the five step risk assessment process impacts on safety in the workplace

• Identify how the risk associated with identified hazards can be eliminated or minimised

• Describe the personal role employees play in helping to implement the controls identified and agreed, resulting from an assessment of risk

Topics

• Risks vs hazards

• The five step risk assessment process

• Who’s at risk

• Controls & implementation

Health and Safety Suite

Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes

This comprehensive suite of Health and Safety courses covers the fundamentals of safe conduct at work, this set of seven courses can be bought as a bundle or separately depending on your training requirements.

Modules covered include; an Introduction to Health and Safety, Health and Safety Law, Health and Safety Risk Assessment, Manual Handling, Fire Safety, COSHH Awareness and Accidents in the Workplace. These modular courses provide staff at all levels with a well-rounded understanding of statutory health and safety regulations and responsibilities necessary to promote a safe, healthy and happier working environment.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Recall the fundamental requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act

• Explain common Health & Safety terms

• Understand who is responsible for Health & Safety and the consequences of contravening safety legislation

• Refer to COSHH and identify potentially hazardous substances at work

• Identify and control risks associated with manual handling

• Identify hazards and potential risks for accidents in the workplace

• Understand risk assessments and control of risks

• Follow fire safety protocol and learn about prevention of fires

• Refer to first aid provisions at work and responses to accident or injury

• Appreciate and adhere to your company’s Health and Safety policy

Topics

• Health & Safety statistics

• The meaning of RIDDOR

• Risk assessment processes and controls

• Slips, trips, falls and working at height

• First Aid provision

• Hazardous substances in the workplace

• Use of data sheets

• REACH regulations

• Fire safety law

• Causes, prevention and response to a fire

• Manual handling injuries, definition and the law

• Criminal vs Civil law, negligence and the consequences

• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Regulations and European Directives

• Employer and employee responsibilities

Home Working Essentials

Duration: 40 minutes

More people than ever have swapped their daily office commute for a shuffle down the hallway to a home-based workstation. 

Trying to establish a productive work routine in the epicentre of our home lives can seem like an impossible task, but don’t worry – this course is here to help.

We’ll provide some tips and advice on how to become an effective home worker. You’ll receive guidance on setting up your workspace, staying safe and secure, communicating remotely, and maintaining productivity while away from the office.

This course includes practical guidance and advice to help you work productively in your home-office environment. When you finish the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Recognise the characteristics of an effective home working environment

• Develop and maintain safe home working behaviours

• Maintain effective information security and data protection practices

• Understand the importance of good communication when working remotely

• Identify practical strategies to increase your productivity

• Recognise the importance of looking after your mental health and wellbeing

Topics

• Setting up your workspace

• Staying safe and secure

• Collaborating remotely

• Working well

Introduction to Health and Safety

Duration: 1 hour

Accidents in the work environment are commonplace, often causing pain, distress, time off work and associated costs to the individuals and businesses concerned. Many accidents can be avoided with proper observation of the health and safety guidelines and legislation that has been put in place by regulatory bodies to protect both employer and employee.

Knowing your responsibilities is paramount to maintaining a safe, healthy and, hopefully, happy workforce. This short course introduces the basic principles of health and safety for the workplace.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the benefits of good standards of health and safety and the possible consequences of inadequate health and safety to the company, employee and others

• Explain the meaning of common health and safety terms

• Describe the role of the company Health and Safety policy statement

• Give examples of common causes of work-related accidents and illnesses

Topics

• Health & Safety statistics

• Benefits and costs

• Injuries and ill health

• The meaning of RIDDOR

Lone Workers

Duration: 45 minutes

People who work in jobs where they spend the majority of time on their own can be susceptible to pressures that people who work within teams are unlikely to encounter. Delivery drivers, cleaning staff, home carers; all these types of employment require a person to work without immediate support, increasing the risk to their personal safety and mental wellbeing.

This Lone Workers course is designed to give employees who have to work alone, particularly those who have to visit customers, the steps to reduce personal safety risks and to improve their confidence when dealing with situations like violence and aggression.

Objectives

After completing this course learners will be able to:

• Identify situations that could lead to work related stress

• Know when and how to carry out a lone worker risk assessment

• Understand the importance of legislation relating to employee and employer responsibilities

• Recognise situations and environments that may lead to violence and aggression and how to manage or avoid them

• Understand the health and safety issues relating to lone workers including those with disabilities

• Explain the meaning of lone working and the types of professions affected

• Underline the importance of continuous supervision, monitoring and training

Topics

• Legislation

• Who are lone workers?

• Types of lone workers

• Isolation and remoteness

• The workplace

• Employer and employee duties

• Other employer premises

• Safety signs and signals

• Adequate control

• Risk assessments

• Supervision

• Violence and aggression

• Key risks

• Recognising stress

• Managing stress

• Homeworkers

• Occupational driving

• Workers with disabilities

• Accident, illness and emergencies

• Monitoring

• Training

Manual Handling

Duration: 1 hour

Musculoskeletal disorders as a result of manual handling injuries are the most common work-related injury in the UK. Not only are they very painful and debilitating for the recipient, they can be highly costly for the organisation in terms of lost man hours and, in the worst case, expensive law suits.

This Manual Handling module is designed to teach employers and employees how to lift, carry and move objects safely with a view to minimising the risks of injury in the workplace.

Objectives

• Identify the risk factors linked to different types of manual handling injuries

• Identify how the human body can be affected by moving loads incorrectly

• Give examples of mechanical aids that can be used to minimise the risk of injury

• Identify each section of the TILE acronym and explain how it can be applied within a manual handling risk assessment

Topics

• An introduction to manual handling

• Definition and the law

• Manual handling injuries

• Common causes of back pain

• Back injuries and causes

• Reducing the risk of injury

Manual Handling Essentials

Duration: 35 minutes

Many of us move and lift loads in our daily work, often without giving much thought to the potential consequences. Yet, workplace injuries to the back, shoulders and neck are common with millions of working days lost to musculoskeletal disorders every year.

The impact of these injuries can be considerable for employers, but particularly for the individuals involved. While acute injuries may heal quickly, longer-term chronic problems can significantly affect a sufferer’s health, wellbeing and quality of life.

This elearning module includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your understanding of manual handling.

When you finish the course, you will be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Recognise the potential risks of injury from manual handling tasks

• Appreciate the importance of keeping yourself and colleagues safe from risk

• Assess a range of manual handing factors and take steps to reduce risks

• Plan moving and lifting tasks more effectively

• Use safer technique when handling loads – individually, as a team, and with common workplace aids

Topics

• Manual handling

• Assessing and reducing risks

• Safe manual handling technique

Moving and Handling Essentials

Duration: 30 minutes

With the necessity for patient handling, workers in the healthcare sector can find themselves particularly susceptible to moving and handling related injury. This Moving and Handling Essentials course is a short, introductory module designed for healthcare workers and covers: moving and handling definitions; correct lifting techniques; legislation; as well as employer and employee duties and responsibilities designed to keep a safe, healthy and happy workforce.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand what moving and handling is

• Recall definitions of manual handling mnemonics

• Gain a brief overview of the anatomy of the spine and intervertebral discs

• Identify common injuries and their causes

• Demonstrate correct lifting techniques

• Be able to make risk assessments

• Recognise the risks posed by working in client’s homes

• Be knowledgeable about legislation surrounding moving and handling

• Understand what to report and who to report to

• Identify employer and employee duties and responsibilities

Topics

• Overview of manual handling

• Legislation

• Anatomy of the spine

• Intervertebral discs

• Causes of injuries

• Correct lifting technique

• Considerations

• Common Injuries

• RIDDOR

• Reporting and recording

Personal Safety Essentials

Duration: 45 minutes

Personal safety awareness training is very effective in reducing violent and aggressive incidents in the workplace and beyond. Staff can benefit from this course’s advice at work and in everyday situations. Throughout the course there are tips and strategies to be more safety conscious, to help employees minimise their vulnerability and enable them to avoid situations and environments that might place them at greater risk.

This course aims to raise awareness of common risks to personal safety and offers strategies that can help you minimise your chances of becoming a victim of crime. It includes a range of learning activities to help you increase your awareness of personal safety issues.

When you’ve finished, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Recognise the importance of confidence and preparation in staying safe

• Understand how reducing ‘opportunity’ for criminals increases safety

• Avoid situations and environments that may place you at greater risk

• Practice safe behaviours at work, home, in public, and while travelling

• Know what to do if you feel unsafe or become a victim of crime

Topics

• Personal safety in the UK

• Your work environment

• Lone working risks and safety measures

• Travelling safely for work and pleasure

• Dealing with incidents

• Home security

• Staying safe in public spaces

Slips, Trips and Falls – Community

Duration: 30 minutes

This course educates learners about the most common slip, trip and fall hazards whilst working in a community setting and provides practical instruction on how to carry out a risk assessment. It explores how to prevent hazards from posing a threat to clients and care workers through the implementation of control measures such as good housekeeping, changes to design, thorough maintenance, suitable flooring, footwear and proper cleaning.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify who is at risk of slips, trips and falls

• Understand your role in the prevention of slips, trips and falls

• Assess the main slips, trips and falls hazards specific to you and your clients

• Reduce the risks of slips, trips and falls in your setting

• Know how to accurately record and report incidents in line with the law

Topics

• Latest statistics

• Reasons for slips and trips

• Physical risks

• Cognitive risks

• Eyesight and hearing

• Bedrails

• Specialist seating

• Factors affecting the risk of falling

• Age UK ‘Stop Falling’

• Self-assessment

• The law

• RIDDOR

• Reporting and recording

• Training

• Policies and procedures