WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY- Distance Learning Course
There are 10 lessons in this course: 1. Introduction • Nature and Scope of Workplace Health and Safety • Work Related Fatalities • Duty of Care: employer, employee, other person, manufacturer • Significance of Illness • Protective Equipment; personal protection, machinery, equipment, signs and information • Further Information and Resources 2. Legislation • Legislation across different countries: Australia, UK, Canada, USA, NZ etc • Examples: Worksafe Australia, Health & Safety Commision UK, Occupational Health & Safety Commission USA, etc • International Commission on Occupational Health 3. Protective Equipment • Introduction • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Selecting and Maintaining PPE • Hand Protection • Eye Protection • Hearing Protection • Respiratory Protection • Body Protection • Knee Protection • Foot and Leg Protection • Sunscreen • Head Protection • Machine and Equipment Guards • Flooring • Protective and Temporary Barriers • Temporary Signs • Protecting Hearing 4. Handling Chemicals • Storage and Disposal • Transporting Chemicals • Protecting theEnvironment • Protective Clothing • Safe Use and Mixing Chemicals • Toxicity of Pesticides • Safe Application of Pesticides • Hazardous Substances • Personal Protective Equipment Plan 5. Handling Equipment • General Safety Rules • Manual Handling • Employer Responsibilities • Employee Responsibilities • Safety with Different Types of Equipment • Handling Tools and Equipment Safely • Machinery Safety • Machine Hazards • Machine Guards • Welding Equipment, Compressors, Conveyor Belts • Horticultural Equipment; Mulchers, bruch cutters, mowers, chainsaws • Tool Maintenance • Safety with Electricity 6. Handling Objects • How to Lift • Strategies for Manual Handling • Skin Penetrating Injuries • Risk Categories • Preventative Measures • Treating Wounds: First Aid • Case Studies of Manual Handling Injuries 7. Using Computer Work Stations • Using VDU's • Eyesight • Repetative Strain Injuries • Carpel Tunnel • Headaches • Radiation • Creating a Healthy Work Station • Rest Breaks, Stretching, Posture 8. Working Alone • Duty of Care, Responsibilities • Common Tasks Undertaken by a Lone Worker • Mobile Workers • Risk Assessment • Risk Management 9. Standards and Rules • Introduction • Identifying Risks • Hazard and Risk Management • Workplace Policy • Risk Assessment Safety Audits • Identifying Risks • Audit Forms • Safety Audit • Safety Outdoors; fire, bites, potential accidents, cuts, strains, poisoning, allergies, etc • First Aid; Shock, Fainting, Fractures, Strains, Sprains, Heat Exhaustion, etc • Skin Cancer • First Aid Supplies 10. Signs and Signals • Introduction to standard signs and signals • Conventions in different countries; UK, Australia Find out more at http://www.acsedu.co.uk/Courses/Business-and-Management/WORKPLACE-HEALTH-SAFETY-VBS103-266.aspx Or email us at info@acsedu.co.uk for more information