CIEH: Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

Course Information:

This course is designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public.
It is applicable in any private or public sector environment.

Course topics:
• Health and Safety at Work – background
• Health and Safety legislation
• Accidents and ill health – their causes and prevention
• Risk assessment
• First Aid at Work
• Personal protective equipment
• Safety in the workplace
• Work equipment
• Electricity
• Fire prevention
• Occupational health
• Health hazards
• Hazardous substances
• Ergonomics and workstation design
• Manual handling
• Noise and vibrations

Dates available:
* 20.09.2010
* 05.10.2010
* 02.11.2010
* 06.12.2010

Teaching and Learning:
You will learn through short-topic lectures covering the principles of occupational health and safety and how to apply this in the workplace.

Assessment details:
Assessment is a multiple-choice examination (available in some other languages) which is taken at the end of the day.
For people with learning difficulties a spoken form of the examination is also available.
After passing the examination you will receive, in approximately eight weeks, a Certificate Level 2 in Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Duration of course – One day 9.00am to 4pm
Venue: Optimum-MBA, Training Centre.
Target group: All employees
Tutor: Peter Effer CMIOSH, Cert Ed – Ex Local Authority Environmental Health H&S Enforcement Officer.
Aims: extending health and safety awareness of statutory duties, legal requirements and safe systems of work.
Objective: To pass the CIEH Multi choice examination. 30 questions for which you must achieve 20 or more correct for a pass.
Subjects covered: Include Health and Safety Legislation, Welfare, Workplace Equipment, Manual Handling, Hazardous Substances, Work station design, Working at Heights, Transport, Noise and Vibration

Course schedule:

9.00 – 9.10	Welcome, domestics and introduction.
9.10 – 10.15	A brief on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Health and Safety Policies plus Roles and Responsibilities.
10.15 – 10.30	Tea / Coffee Break
10.30 – 10.45	Risk-Assessment definitions and meanings
10.45 – 11.15	A practical exercise quantifying risk i.e. low, medium or high.
11.15 – 12.00	A group practical exercise writing a number of user friendly risk-assessments
12.00 – 12.30	Lunch Break – refreshments provided.
12.30 – 14.00	Continue with practical risk assessment
14.00 – 14.15	Tea / Coffee Break
14.15 – 15.00	Question and answer session to reinforce learning.
15.00	Attempt CIEH Multi choice examination.

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Cost: Please contact us for up to date costs and special offers,
prices are per candidate and include course note book, exam fees and buffet lunch.