Course content

The Law and Key Definitions

• Duties of the employer and employees
• Key aspects of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
• Links with other key pieces of legislation
  • Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment Regulations (as amended) 1992
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005

Workstation Set-up and Safety

• Risk assess the workstation and associated equipment
• Correct arrangement of the screen, keyboard, mouse and  work environment
• Correct set-up of laptop and desktop computers
• Health issues
• The importance of breaks
• Eyesight testing
• Ergonomics and set-up

Manual Handling

• Statistics of preventable back injuries
• The cost to the employer and employees from avoidable back injury
• The structure of the spine and the its mechanics
• Common manual handling injuries
• Identifying the hazards and risks associated with the load, individual, task and environment and methods to reduce risks
• Practical lifting and handling exercise

Fire Safety

• The elements of the fire triangle
• How fire spreads
• How to prevent fires from starting or spreading
• The classes of fire extinguishers and their application
• Active and passive methods of prevention