Description

The Advanced Health and Safety for Employees eLearning course provides learners with a more detailed understanding of workplace health and safety and the responsibilities employees have for protecting themselves and others.

The course builds on general workplace health and safety awareness by exploring common hazards and risks in greater detail, including how risks are identified and controlled, the importance of safe working practices and the role employees play in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.

Who Should Attend?

• Employees who require a more detailed understanding of workplace health and safety.
• Employees who have previously completed introductory health and safety training.
• Supervisors and employees with additional workplace safety responsibilities.
• New or existing employees working in environments where a broader understanding of workplace hazards is required.
• Anyone looking to develop their knowledge of practical workplace health and safety.

What You Will Learn

• Employee responsibilities for workplace health and safety.
• The importance of workplace health and safety arrangements.
• Common workplace hazards and associated risks.
• The principles of hazard identification and risk assessment.
• How workplace risks can be controlled and reduced.
• Safe systems of work and the importance of following workplace procedures.
• Responsibilities for reporting hazards, incidents and unsafe conditions.
• The role of personal protective equipment where required.
• Safe working practices when using workplace equipment.
• Workplace housekeeping and maintaining safe access and working areas.
• The importance of appropriate emergency procedures.
• How individual behaviour and decision-making can affect workplace safety.
• The importance of communicating health and safety concerns.
• Contributing to a positive workplace health and safety culture.

Course Delivery

This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.

Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.

Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.

Assessment

Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.

A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.

Course Duration

The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.

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