Description

Course Summary

This Level 3 Health and Safety in the Workplace course assists employers, managers and supervisors to understand more about how their workplace can comply with legislation, promote employee safety, and ensure effective control measures and implemented to control health and safety risks. On the completion of this course, you will receive a personalised Highfield-commended certificate.

Course Description

Effective management of health and safety has the potential to save you vast sums of money. Accidents in the workplace cost business in the UK tens of billions of pounds every year. From increased insurance premiums to the cost of replacing injured staff and in the worst instances facing litigation, the risks to your business are severe. Effective training can reduce the risk of harm occurring in the workplace and save you money!

The course
Designed to provide a wide-ranging level of knowledge around health and safety, this e-learning course covers health and safety law, the hazards present in a workplace and how to implement effective and necessary controls. At the end of the course learners will have the knowledge and skills to effectively supervise staff. Comprising of 11 modules the course covers the key syllabus of level 3 health and safety qualifications and provides the knowledge a learner requires to go on to achieve a recognised qualification.

Areas covered

• Introduction to health and safety
• Accidents, injuries and work-related health
• Legal aspects of health and safety
• Risk assessment
• Hazardous substances (COSHH)
• The workplace
• Using equipment safely
• Fire safety
• Ergonomics, manual handling and display screen equipment
• Measuring and monitoring performance
• The role of line managers and supervisors

Who is it aimed at?
Ideal for supervisors or managers with health and safety duties, or anyone looking to go on to achieve a level 3 health and safety qualification.
The course may also be used as part of the on-programme element of the new apprenticeship standards, supporting the knowledge, skills and behaviours apprentices need to effectively integrate into the workplace.

What is a Highfield e-learning course?
Highfield e-learning’s courses are designed to give employees the knowledge and understanding of key areas of compliance in a range of areas such as food safety, allergens, health and safety, food safety and licensing. Each e-learning course can be completed within a specified time period but at a pace that suits learners, and has been developed with information from leading subject matter experts in the sector. This e-learning course comes complete with a downloadable PDF handbook full of useful information and guidance to help support the achievement of the learning outcomes.

How do they work?
Learners simply log on to the Highfield Learning Management System (LMS) and work their way through the course, along with scenarios relevant to their area of learning. Assessment is carried out on the completion of each module via a series of multiple-choice questions.

What makes Highfield e-learning different?
We make the most complex of subjects easier to digest through media and content-rich exercises that motivate and engage learners. All of our e-learning uses interactive exercises and gaming combined with media-rich content, interactive scenarios, and relevant photography and illustrations. Content is provided by industry-leading experts. What that means for your learners is stimulating and engaging content they’ll respond to and, most importantly, remember.