Office Health & Safety Training Course
The Office Health and Safety Training Course is designed to provide all office workers with adequate health and safety information to ensure safe working. Whilst working in an office environment may present less risk of injury than other sectors, the office environment can still pose a number of hazards. This course covers the legal responsibilities, accident prevention and an overview of the key workplace hazards that employees need to be aware of. Aimed at persons appointed to undertake safety inspections/responsibilities within offices.Students will cover a range of topics including accident reporting, first aid requirements, fire precautions, safety inspections, display screen equipment, manual handling, working at height, young persons, expectant mothers, COSHH, risk assessment and security. By law, a basic knowledge of health and safety is essential for all employees in an office environment to ensure that workplace risks are recognised and managed effectively.
Employers have a duty to provide health and safety training and implement preventive and protective control measures for all office employees. These measures must incorporate all aspects of work, including technology, organisation of work, working conditions, social relationships and the influence of factors relating to the working environment.
Who Should Take This Office Health & Safety Course?
By law, employers, self-employed people, managers, supervisors, employees and contractors all need to take sufficient and appropriate health and safety training. This course is aimed specifically at those who work in an office environment and covers all levels of employee.