Health and Safety Awareness in Education —The Health & Safety Group

Health and Safety Awareness in Education

E-learning Course

2 Hours (Approx.) Multiple Choice

4.8

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Every school, college, and nursery must provide staff with adequate health and safety training – as outlined in The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

This course is tailored for the education sector and covers essential topics like manual handling in classrooms, managing challenging behaviour, and fire and electrical safety in learning environments. It also outlines staff responsibilities and emergency procedures specific to schools and educational settings.

Written in line with UK legislation and Department for Education guidance
Fulfils mandatory Health & Safety training requirements for education staff
Instant certificate download – no waiting required

Course Content
Objectives

Course Content

Law, guidance, and regulations
Responsibilities of employer and employee
Communication and training
Benefits of health and safety
Factors that impact health and safety
Category of hazards and risk hierarchy
Risk assessment process
Drugs and alcohol
Welfare facilities
Workplace conflict and violence
Reporting and escalating concerns
Accident statistics, identification, and reporting

Objectives

Have knowledge of key health and safety topics and how to ensure good practice within them
Understand common workplace hazards, including electricity, trips, falls, stress, physical / verbal abuse, VDUs workstations and the working environment
Understand the responsibilities of employers and employees under health and safety legislation
Know the hazards and ill health effects associated with specific work activities and processes
Understand individual responsibilities in reporting incidents, ill health, and near misses

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