Health & Safety Training
Develop essential workplace health and safety knowledge through practical, face-to-face training designed to reduce risks, prevent accidents and promote safer working environments.
About This Course
Our Health and Safety training helps learners understand their responsibilities for maintaining safe working environments and protecting themselves and others from workplace hazards.
First, our experienced trainers introduce the key principles of workplace health and safety.
They explain how legislation, organisational policies and individual responsibilities contribute to safer working practices.
Next, learners explore common workplace hazards and examine practical ways to identify, assess and control risks.
Throughout the course, participants consider how accidents, unsafe behaviour and poor working practices can affect individuals and organisations.
In addition, realistic workplace examples help learners recognise potential dangers and develop the confidence to take appropriate preventative action.
Who Is This Course For?
This course suits employees, supervisors, managers and professionals across a wide range of workplace environments.
It is particularly relevant to:
● Health and social care employees
● Construction and maintenance workers
● Catering and hospitality staff
● Early years and education professionals
● Office and administrative employees
● Cleaning and facilities management teams
●Warehouse and operational staff
● Team leaders, supervisors and managers
The training supports new employees who need to develop essential health and safety knowledge. Furthermore, experienced workers can use the course to refresh their understanding and reinforce safer working practices.
What Will You Learn?
During the course, learners explore the following essential areas:
● Understanding workplace health and safety responsibilities
● Recognising the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
● Understanding relevant workplace health and safety regulations
● Identifying common workplace hazards
●Understanding the principles of risk assessment
● Recognising the difference between hazards and risks
● Applying appropriate control measures
● Understanding safe systems of work
● Recognising the importance of workplace safety procedures
● Preventing slips, trips and falls
● Understanding basic manual handling safety principles
● Recognising fire hazards and emergency procedures
● Understanding the importance of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
● Reporting accidents, incidents, hazards and near misses
● Understanding the purpose of RIDDOR
● Recognising the importance of workplace welfare and wellbeing
● Following safety signs, instructions and emergency arrangements
● Promoting a positive workplace health and safety culture
How Is This Course Delivered?
Our experienced trainers deliver face-to-face sessions through clear explanations, practical demonstrations and supervised exercises.
Learners examine common hazards and explore how effective risk assessments and control measures can help prevent accidents.
In addition, group activities encourage participants to consider their individual responsibilities and identify opportunities to improve safety within their own workplaces.
We can arrange group training at your workplace or another suitable venue. Before the session, we will confirm the course duration, group size and delivery arrangements.
Assessment and Certification
Throughout the course, our trainers use discussions, workplace scenarios and knowledge-check activities to assess understanding and reinforce essential health and safety principles.
Upon successful completion of the training, each learner will receive a certificate issued by Magpie Training Ltd.
Employers can then use these certificates as evidence of completed staff training. They can also support continuing professional development (CPD) records.
Book Health and Safety Training
Help your organisation create a safer working environment by ensuring employees understand their responsibilities and recognise workplace risks.
Magpie Training offers flexible face-to-face training for workplace groups. Furthermore, we can tailor sessions to reflect your organisation’s industry, working environment and specific training requirements.
To discuss available dates, group bookings and course prices, contact Magpie Training today.