Health & Safety training is also a mandatory requirement for any business that employs 5 or more staff. The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 requires employers to provide whatever information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health & safety of their employees. This is further expanded by the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulation 1999, which identify situations where Health & Safety training is particularly important, e.g. when people start work or are exposed to new or increased risks.

 

The new CIEH Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

This qualification will benefit those who are entering the workplace for the first time, either as part of a work experience programme or at the start of employment, by providing an awareness of key health and safety issues and the part that they should play in keeping themselves and others free from harm at work. It will also benefit those who are starting a new job – as part of an induction programme. This course ideally fulfils a company's legal requirements of staff training in basic health and safety, therefore protecting them from the potential risk of prosecution. Due to the simple and practical based nature of the course, it can be easily tailored to organisational needs and suits candidates with learning difficulties, low levels of literacy or English as a second language.

 

The new CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace qualification covers the latest legislation, good practice and learning standards from the UK’s leading provider in Health & Safety vocational qualifications. Offered as a one day course, this qualification can be delivered on your premises with training appropriate to your business needs.

 

Benefits of keeping staff fully trained:

 

• decrease lost working days

• improve employee retention

 

Benefits of accredited qualifications:

• minimize risk of litigation

• reduce insurance premiums