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Short Training Courses
Health & Safety
The courses identified below are just a selection of the total range of available short courses. All instructors and assessors are professional experts in their fields and courses may be delivered in venues of the employer's choice or where required. |
Health & Safety 
Introductory courses through to intermediate and advanced
levels to suit the trainee. The CIEH Basic Health and Safety at work gives
a good grounding in the basics of health and safety knowledge and legislation.
The importance of a safe working environment and use of equipment is an essential
component of any business training matrix. These courses are delivered with
a multi choice questionnaire.
Principles of Manual Handling
This course covers the responsibilities imposed
by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations and the Health & Safety
at Work Act, by reviewing the injuries and the activities which can cause
them. Techniques and the use of equipment for manual handling are reviewed.
Producing an assessment and be able to implement control options. Followed
by an assessment
Risk Assessment (General)
A properly implemented programme of risk assessments
can assist in the prevention of injuries, fatalities, property damage incidents
and losses. This not only helps to prevent human loss and suffering but also
assists the effective management and finance of any business. Employers and
self employed have a legal duty to make suitable and sufficient assessments
of the risks to the health and safety of employees, non employees and the
self employed. This course is particularly useful for managers and supervisors
or anyone who has a part in, or responsibility for conducting risk assessment.
Trainees will acquire the knowledge and practical skills to complete risk
assessments.
Principles of COSHH
This course is aimed at those who use substances
hazardous to health at work and gives and introduction to the hazards associated
with those substances. It is ideally recommended that students already hold
the CIEH Basic Health & Safety
Certificate. Topics covered in this half day course include the definition
and types of substances hazardous to health in the workplace and assessing
and monitoring their health effects and causes. Responsibilities under the
regulations, COSHH assessments, records, prevention and control options.
Emergency First Aid
At the end of this 6 hour course, the trainee will be
able to assess situations and carry out appropriate action including informing
the emergency services; carry out artificial ventilations and chest compressions;
place a casualty in the recovery position and know when to use this position;
clear obstructed airways; control severe bleeding; recognise and treat for
shock, deal with chemical contamination; recognise and treat head injuries;
deal with burns and scalds; deal with poisons and fractures. Also an understanding
of the requirements for a first aid kit and how to report accidents in the
workplace.
Also available:
First Aider – 4 Day course
First Aid – 2 Day Refresher course
Management Courses:
Effective Team Leader (Phase 2) – Managing Work Safely
Fire Safety & Prevention
Being aware of the dangers of fire and having
appropriate procedures and equipment is important for any business.
This course is designed to give an overall understanding of the actions to take in the event of a fire and principles of fire extinction. The causes and classes of fire together with a practical session in the use of a fire extinguisher
LPG Training
This course is designed for those maintenance personnel who
are required to maintain poultry house LPG heaters. An understanding of the
properties of LPG, the legislation, safe use and maintenance of LPG systems
will be gained. The operation and positioning of regulators will be covered.
Each delegate will also gain an understanding of how to service and repair
installations from the 2 nd stage regulation installation to pipe work and
heaters, being able to fault find and test for gas pressures. Know what to
do in an emergency situation and comply with current legislation.
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