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About this Event
This is an accredited self study course that you can complete in your own time.
Once you have registered on Eventbrite we will receive a notification and will then set up a learning account for you. This may take a day or two so please bear with us. Once you've got your learning account you have 6 months to complete the course.
IOSH WORKING SAFELY
Our IOSH Working Safely online training course is fully approved by IOSH and our delivery of the course is rated as ‘outstanding’ by IOSH.
- 100% online so there is no need to attend a classroom
- Support is provided by our in-house team of IOSH-approved tutors
- All our IOSH Working Safely training materials are included
- The latest IOSH Working Safely Assessment is included
- The latest IOSH Working Safely Hazard Spotting Exercise is included
- The IOSH course registration fee is included
- You get 190 days to complete the course once you enrol on it
- You can enrol and start your course immediately
- There are no hidden chargesThose that complete the course receive a genuine IOSH Working Safely Certificate by first class signed for delivery as soon as IOSH issue it
- Ideal for individual learners
- Assured courses
- Immediate start
- 24/7 course access
- User-friendly content
- 100% online including the final assessment
- Genuine IOSH Working Safely Course approved by IOSH and delivered online by us
- All course fees are included – there are no hidden charges
- Most learners complete the course in 6-8 hours
- Works on PC, tablet or smartphone (with internet access)
- 100% online, including the final assessment
Aim
- To provide learners with an understanding of how their actions in the workplace contribute to safety and health
- To ensure that learners clearly understand their safety and health responsibilities
- Learning outcomes
- By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify why it is important to work safely
- Identify everyone’s responsibilities in relation to safety, health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Define key terms in safety and health
- Identify workplace hazards and risks, their impact and how to control them
- Identify ways safety, health and wellbeing are managed and improved within the workplace
Module 1 – Introducing working safely
- Why it is important to work safely
- Who is responsible for safety and health in the workplace
- An organisation’s responsibilities for safety and health
- Who has responsibility for worker actions
Module 2 – Defining hazards and risk
- The six hazard groups
- Hazards that are not easy to identify
- What is meant by the terms hazard and risk
- What is meant by the term risk assessment
- What is meant by the terms likelihood and consequence
- Deciding on what actions to take to control risk
- What is meant by the term ’reasonably practicable’
Module 3 – Identifying common hazards
- Access and egress
- Aggression and violence
- Asbestos
- Bullying
- Chemicals and harmful substances
- Computer workstations
- Confined spaces
- Drugs and alcohol
- Electricity
- Fire
- Heights
- Housekeeping
- Lighting
- Manual handling
- Noise
- Personal hygiene
- Plant and machinery
- Powered and hand tools
- Slips and trips
- Stress
- Temperature
- Vehicles and transport safety
- Vibration
- Welfare
Module 4 – Improving safety performance
- What an organisation can do to manage and improve safety and health in the workplace
- Worker responsibilities for improving safety and health in the workplace
- How attitude and behaviour can affect safety and health in the workplace
- What a safe system of work is
- What a ‘permit to work’ is
- How safety signs can play an important part in communicating safety and health information
- Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- The safety and health of other people who may come on site, including contractors, visitors and members of the public
Assessment
To complete this course, learners must pass the IOSH Working Safely Exam and Hazard Spotting Exercise. The cost of both the exam and hazard spotting exercise are already included in the cost of the course.
Exam
The IOSH Working Safely Exam demonstrates the student’s understanding of the information contained within the course. The exam is taken online, so there is no need to attend a training centre. The exam consists of multiple choice questions and must be completed within 30 minutes. Students will need to achieve at least 20 points from a possible 33 to pass the exam. Students can have two attempts at the exam. A student will have to resit the whole course if they do not achieve the required marks on the second attempt. (We do not charge for resits.)
Hazard Spotting Exercise
The IOSH Working Safely Hazard Spotting Exercise demonstrates the student’s ability to spot hazards. The exercise is conducted online. Students need to achieve at least 11 points from a possible 16 points to pass the hazard spotting exercise.
This is a genuine IOSH approved course with no hidden charges. You can see that HSQE Ltd is an IOSH approved training provider by searching for HSQE Ltd in the IOSH trainer directory on their website at www.iosh.co.uk
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A Note About Data Collection
This training is funded by the Welsh Government funded Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) project.
Please note that, for you to receive support from the WULF project, we are required to collect specific information from you during the registration process. This information is collected for project monitoring and evaluation purposes only.
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