At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Identify key hazards in workplace
• Identify importance of health and safety rules
• Design safe practices and procedures
• Implement best-in-class standards in health and safety management
• Give you a basic understanding of the principles behind the derivation of standards for health and
• environmental protection
• Enable you to plan for an emergency

Health and Safety in Warehousing

Accidents and Hazards

• Accidents and Hazards defined
• Accident causation and hazard identification
• Effects of accident and dealing with hazards

Law

• Common law and Criminal law
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Employment Medical Advisory Service
• Enforcement and penalties

Specific Hazards in Warehouses

• Slips, trips and falls
• Housekeeping
• Manual Handling
• Electricity and Hazardous substances
• Risk Control and Equipment hazards
• Environment hazards

Specific Regulations

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1995

Health and Safety in Transport

Accident and Hazards

• Accidents defined and Accident Causation in Transport
• Effects of accidents
• Transport Hazards defined
• Hazard identification and dealing with hazards

The Law

• Common law and Criminal law
• Health and Safety at work Act 1974
• Health and Safety Executive
• Employment Medical Advisory Service
• Enforcement and penalties

Specific Hazards in Transport

• Vehicles, Loading and Load Restraints
• Signing
• The Driver, Safe Vehicles and Safe Drivers
• Specific Hazards in Transport
• Vehicles, Loading and Load Restraints
• Signing
• The Driver, safe Vehicles and Safe Drivers
• Hazardous Substances

Specific Transport Regulations

• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1995
• The Workplace ( Health and Safety) Regulations 1992
• Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996

Safety Management

• Safety policy and Safety representatives
• The role of the supervisor

Managing Safety in Logistics

Accidents

• Accidents
• Near misses and dangerous occurrences
• Accident causation theory
• Accident investigation
• Accident reporting and RIDDOR

Safety Management

• Safety culture
• Safety policy
• Safety management systems
• Recruitment
• Training
• Monitoring

Risk Assessment

• Hazards classification
• Risk calculation
• Identification and introduction of control measures
• Maintenance and monitoring of controls
• Assessment review

The Law

• Compulsory insurance
• Case law
• Main requirements specific Regulations

Occupational Health and hygiene

• Toxic effects
• Routes of entry
• COSHH
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Health monitoring and surveillance

This course is designed for people who need a broad understanding of health and safety at work. The aim is to give knowledge to help implement good practice for health and safety in the workplace.