Training

The course is designed for managers and supervisors - to give them a robust understanding of their responsibilities for Health & Safety - and culminates in an exam and special project with successful candidates gaining a nationally recognised qualification. The content is excellently produced - a mixture of animated presentations, DVD media, group discussions and quizzes/games - in order to promote awareness, and support learning across the seven modules:

• Introducing managing safely
• Assessing risks
• Controlling risks
• Understanding responsibilities
• Understanding hazards
• Investigating incidents
• Measuring performance

Directors - as well as managers - are welcome to enrol - in many businesses Directors will have an element of 'hands on' responsibility for Health & Safety and so the course material will be equally relevant to them.

We can deliver this course within your own workplace and the four days can be spread over two or four weeks to fit around your operational needs. We also run regular courses at our own sites in Sussex and Middlesex.

The course is designed for people at any level of an organisation, in any sector - needing a grounding in the essentials of Health & Safety.  The course programme includes short assessments and practical tests with candidates demonstrating sufficient understanding entitled to either a certificate or 'safety passport'. The content is excellently produced – a mixture of animated presentations, group discussions and quizzes/games - in order to promote awareness, and support learning across the four modules:

• Introducing working safely
• Defining hazard and risk
• Identifying common hazards
• Improving safety performance

We can deliver this course within your own workplace and also run regular courses at our own sites in Sussex and Middlesex.

It is a legal requirement that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of First Aid needs highlights a necessity for qualified First Aiders, then this Level 3 qualification (Level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitably trained personnel. The comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way.

This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Duration
A minimum of 18 hours spread over three days. Ideally, the course should be run over three consecutive days, but can be provided as one day per week over 3 weeks (or within a maximum 10 week period).

Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including:

• Legalities, Responsibilities & Reporting
• Head Injuries
• Resuscitation
• Eye Injuries
• Assessment of the Situation
• Poisoning
• Dealing with an Unresponsive Casualty
• Chest Injuries
• Bandaging
• Sprains and Strains
• Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
• Burns
• Fractures and Spinal Injuries
• Asthma
• Heart Attacks
• Diabetes
• Choking
• Epilepsy
• Control of Bleeding
• Stroke

Certification
Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a daily written assessment. A three-year Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Level 6 in Scotland) will be issued to each delegate, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.

Numbers
A maximum of 12 students are permitted per course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age. A certificate will be offered to all, subject to satisfactory assessment. A student cannot assume a responsibility in the workplace until they reach the age of 16, and then it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that the student is suitable for that role. The certificate will expire as dated on the certificate, irrespective of age.

This short course is aimed at staff at any level in the organisation. It will provide them with the knowledge to identify suspected mental health conditions and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost the person towards professional help.

Duration
4 hours (approximately).

Syllabus

• A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:
• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Stress
• Mental health conditions

Assessment
A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).

Certification
A “Level-1 Award in Awareness for First Aid for Mental Health” will be issued to delegates, subject to successful assessment. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement but it is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. Delegates will need to complete the full course again to re-qualify for a further three years.

Numbers
A maximum of 16 delegates are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
We can deliver this course within your own workplace – on a date to suit.

This short course is aimed at staff at any level in the organisation but in particular team leaders, supervisors and managers. It will provide them with the knowledge to identify suspected mental health conditions and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost the person towards professional help. It will also cover the effects of drugs and alcohol, the “First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan” and ways in which a positive mental health culture can be supported within a workplace.

Duration
6 hours (approximately).

Syllabus
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:

• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Stress
• Mental health conditions
• Drugs and alcohol
• First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan
• First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
• Assessment

A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).

Certification
A Level-2 “Award in First Aid for Mental Health” will be issued to delegates, subject to successful assessment. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement, but it is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. Delegates will need to complete the full course again to re-qualify for a further three years.

Numbers
A maximum of 16 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 14 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
We can deliver this course within your own workplace – on a date to suit.

This two-day course is aimed at those staff within the organisation who have been identified as potential Mental Health First Aiders. It goes into detail on a wide range of mental health conditions and the support and help provided by healthcare professionals.

Duration
12 hours (approximate) spread over two days. Ideally, the two days should be consecutive, but in any event must be completed within 6 weeks of the start.

Syllabus
A range of First Aid for Mental Health related subjects are covered including:

• What is First Aid for Mental Health?
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Self-harm
• Providing advice and starting a conversation
• Suicide
• Stress
• Eating disorders
• Mental health conditions
• Personality disorders
• Drugs and alcohol
• Bipolar disorder
• First Aid for Mental Health Action Plan
• Psychosis
• First Aid for Mental Health in the workplace
• Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Anxiety

Assessment
A range of methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).

Certification
A Level-3 “Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health” will be issued to delegates, subject to successful assessment. This qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement, but it is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. Delegates will need to complete the full course again to re-qualify for a further three years.

If you are a Director who is unsure about their responsibilities, what and when they should delegate, and how to plan and deliver Health & Safety effectively, then this course will prove extremely helpful.  

We have designed a flexible single-day, trainer-led course to prompt discussion and debate around key fiduciary issues. A mixture of presentations, group discussions and exercises led by one of our own Directors. Case studies are used to link the learning with real-life examples and scenarios.  

This course sets out the argument for integrating Health & Safety into the business agenda, and the importance of creating and nurturing a strong safety culture. It will increase your awareness around the core aspects of the Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 and explain the possible consequeces - for Directors personally as well as the organisation itself - when things go wrong. You will also find out about:

• The role of auditing
• How to effectively communicate and consult with your staff on safety issues
• What to consider when procuring the services of external parties like contractors

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Assessing the risks posed to employees and other parties from your work environment and processes is a legal requirement and – unless you employ fewer than five people – this must be formally documented. But legal requirements aside, effective risk assessments are fundamental to a successful Health & Safety management system. There are often misconceptions and misunderstandings about the process which is in fact – provided it is understood and given adequate time and resource – fairly straightforward.

This trainer-led classroom based course is interjected by short group discussions and exercises, which are geared around applying the theory of the course to real situations in the delegate’s own workplace. The key learning points are as follows:

• The legal background to risk assessment and the potential legal, moral and financial consequences where they are not properly completed
• Common workplace hazards
• What we mean by “risk”
• The “5 Steps” process to successful risk assessment
• Estimating and evaluating risk
• Selecting appropriate control measures and the concept of “reasonably practicable”
• How to ensure that your risk assessment is “suitable and sufficient”.

The course is aimed at managers or supervisors responsible for day-to-day management of Health & Safety. Directors (particularly in smaller organisations where they may be “hands on”) or senior managers with Health & Safety responsibilities may also find the content informative. As part of the session templates will be provided to assist delegates in producing risk assessments back in their own organisation.

All delegates will receive a certificate for CPD purposes.

Incorrect manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work, causing musculoskeletal disorders which account for over a third of all workplace injuries. Manual handling injuries can happen anywhere people are at work – on farms and building sites, in factories, offices, warehouses, hospitals, banks, laboratories and while making deliveries.

This trainer-led classroom based course is interjected by short group discussions and exercises, which are geared around applying the theory of the course to real situations in the delegate’s own workplace. The key learning points are as follows:

• The features of the human musculoskeletal system
• Types of injury and ill-health caused by manual handling
• Identifying the risks in your organisation
• Reasons why insurers often “pay out” on civil liability claims connected to manual handling injuries
• Summary of the relevant legislation including focus on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• What is “reasonably practicable”?
• Carrying out the risk assessment
• Guideline weights for lifting and lowering and factors which influence them
• Risk reduction options
• Good handling technique.

The course is aimed at managers, supervisors, team leaders, etc. who are responsible for making decisions about local safety practice. Directors (particularly in smaller organisations where they may be “hands on”) or senior managers with Health & Safety responsibilities may also find the content informative.

All delegates will receive a certificate for CPD purposes.

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) apply when there is exposure to any substance hazardous to health. But what are these substances, and how can we assess their potential harm? Almost all organisations will have a COSHH exposure to some degree.

Even an office will have cleaning products, toner cartridges, and such like, whereas manufacturing environments may create dusts, fumes and vapours and waste contractors, farmers and cleaners may be exposed to biological infection.

This trainer-led classroom based course is interjected by short group discussions and exercises, which are geared around applying the theory of the course to real situations in the delegate’s own workplace. The key learning points are as follows:

• What are “substances hazardous to health”?
• How chemicals attack the human body
• Classification of chemicals
• How to complete the COSHH risk assessment and things to consider
• Which groups of individuals might be more susceptible to harm
• How to control exposure
• What are biological agents and where do they come from?

The course is aimed at managers or supervisors responsible for day-to-day management of Health & Safety. Directors (particularly in smaller organisations where they may be “hands on”) or senior managers with Health & Safety responsibilities may also find the content informative. COSHH is a broad subject, and this course is designed to give an introductory overview of the basic principles and how to go about making a “suitable and sufficient” risk assessment.

All delegates will receive a certificate for CPD purposes.

This course covers the role and responsibilities of a fire warden and is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of fire and general fire precautions. It will also equip you with the information and knowledge of fire safety necessary to enable you to carry out your role as a fire warden more effectively so that you know what to do when the fire alarm sounds, or if you discover a fire. You’ll also learn about basic human behaviour in fire situations.

Course content:

• The nature of fire
• Fire hazards and risks
• Fire prevention at work
• Fire evacuation procedures
• Your role and responsibilities as a fire warden

All delegates will receive a certificate for CPD purposes.

This course provides you with the information required to assist employees after they have carried out a workstation self-assessment.

Course Content

• Minimum requirements for workstations
• Principles of Ergonomics
• Work related upper limb disorders
• Common DSE related issues
• DSE/Workstation equipment

All delegates will receive a certificate for CPD purposes.