CIEH Health & Safety Level 3

Available as a public course?:

No

Duration:

3.00 days

This course is aimed at supervisors, owners, team leaders or managers who are responsible for health and safety. Supervisors have a legal and moral responsibility to look after the health and safety of employees. This qualification looks more deeply into general health and safety from a supervisory perspective and enables them to be in a better position to influence, monitor and train their staff to improve the health and safety culture.

Benefits

This qualification will enable managers and supervisors to improve the health and safety culture of their organisation, whatever its size or activity by giving them the knowledge and confidence they need.

In house course price is for up to 12 delegates* per day and includes manuals and certificates
If you require more than 12 delegates please contact us

Aims and Objectives:

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
To have an understanding of the main causes of accidents and ill health in the workplace and identify suitable control measures to prevent them
Understand the legal responsibilities of individuals, employees, supervisors and managers
Undertake a risk assessment and ensure appropriate control measures are implemented
Explain the role of the supervisor in monitoring, motivating and training employees in health and safety

Pre-Course Work:

Delegates will need to have completed the Health and Safety Level 2 Course

Proposed Course Outline:

Candidates should appreciate the role of health and safety in the workplace and be able to:

State the potential direct and indirect costs of poor standards of workplace health and safety both to individuals and to the employer.
Define the terms ‘hazard’, ‘risk’, ‘control measure’, ‘accident’ and ‘near-miss’.
Identify the range of persons who might be affected by workplace hazards.
Outline the elements of a managed approach to controlling workplace hazards.
Explain the roles of occupational, environmental and human factors in health and safety and how
these can be used to structure inspections, investigations and audits.

Legislation
Candidates should be aware of the scope of UK health and safety legislation and associated guidance and be able to:

Explain the roles of primary and secondary legislation in health and safety law.
State the duties placed on employers, employees and others by the Health and Safety at Work etc.
Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Explain the legal status and practical application of approved codes of practice, guidance and other publications in assisting employers to fulfil their health and safety duties.
Outline the powers of enforcement officers in respect of health and safety.
Outline the enforcement actions that might be taken, and the penalties that can be imposed, for
breaches of health and safety law.

Accidents in the workplace
Candidates should appreciate the scope of work-related accidents, understand the roles that accident reporting and investigation play in accident prevention and be able to:

Identify the range of common workplace accidents and link these to human, occupational and environmental factors.
Describe the relationship between incidents of varying severity with reference to the ‘accident triangle’ concept.
Describe the legal requirements and organisational needs with respect to the reporting and recording of accidents and near-misses.
Outline the main principles involved in carrying out an incident investigation.
Identify the safety hazards and select suitable control measures to prevent accidents with respect to:
- the workplace
- work equipment
- fire and explosion
- electricity
- work at height
- vehicles
- violence
- alcohol and drugs

To book or enquire about this course please contact us on 01494 429356 or email us enquiries@cmtraininguk.org.uk [1]

Course Evaluation:

CIEH Health and Safety Level 3 Certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course

Practical Arrangements:

Maximum number of delegates: Suggested max. 12
Number of rooms required: One large training room
Room layout: U Shape
Equipment required: Flipchart, Projector, Pads and Pens for delegates. CM Training will provide all delegates materials (handouts, copy of powerpoint slides etc., and a laptop to connect to the projector)
Timings: 9.15 to 4.45

Price (Public Course):

£349.00 per delegate

Price (In-house Course):

£699.00 per day