Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)

This one-day course is aimed at all employees as a first level course incorporating fundamental occupational health and safety knowledge that will enable them to contribute to any health and safety management system. This course can be structured to suit any work environment. Assessment is via a thirty-question multiple-choice paper. This may be conducted orally for those with learning difficulties.

The syllabus includes:

	Health and safety at work		Electricity
	Health and safety law		Fire prevention
	Prevention of accidents and ill health		Occupational health
	First aid at work		Hazardous substances
	Personal protective equipment		Ergonomics and workstation design
	Workplace health, safety and welfare		Manual handling
	Work equipment		Noise

Principles of COSHH (Chartered Institute Of Environmental Health)

A course designed to introduce delegates who use substances hazardous to health at work to the hazards associated with those substances, the risks and controls available and what to expect from a COSHH assessment. Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the safer use of hazardous substances in co-operation with their managers and supervisors.

The syllabus includes:

	Definition and types of substances hazardous to health in the workplace
	Health effects of hazardous substances and their causes
	COSHH assessments and control options
	Responsibilities imposed by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

Principles of Manual Handling (Chartered Institute Of Environmental Health)

Back pain is the single greatest cause for time off work for injury. Lifting, handling and carrying are responsible for 10% of back injuries. This half-day training session is aimed at those who carry out manual handling activities at work and introduces students to the hazards of manual handling, the risks involved and controls available and what to expect from a manual handling assessment. Successful completion will prepare students to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of safer methods and tasks, in co-operation with their managers and supervisors. The qualification is not intended to train students to carry out manual handling assessments nor to provide detailed training on handling techniques.

The syllabus includes:

	The process of manual handling in the workplace
	Manual handling injuries and the activities which cause them
	Manual handling assessment and control options
	Responsibilities imposed by the Manual Handling Operations
	Regulations

Display Screen Equipment

Risk from regular display screen use can lead to upper limb disorders, muscular and other problems, eye fatigue and subsequent mental stress. This one-day course is ideal for safety representatives, office managers, supervisors and VDU users from all spheres of industry.

Health and Safety in the Office

This one-day course is designed to give office managers a greater awareness of their responsibilities. It is both lively and interactive.

The syllabus includes:

	Legislation
	Electrical safety
	Fire hazards and precautions
	Display screen equipment health issues
	Ergonomics
	First aid requirements
	Manual handling issues

For further information regarding any aspect of our courses contact AID Training & Operations on the numbers below or forward an email