Course Overview:
This stimulating and practical awareness session is designed for directors, giving them an overview of their legal duties under Health & Safety Law, therefore reducing the risk of accidents, bad publicity and disruption.
Course Objectives:
• Gained an understanding of Health & Safety Law
• Understood the employers and employees obligations and responsibilities.
• Understood the implications and repercussions of accidents and ill health
• Discussed their role in the planning and organisation of health & safety within the organisation
Course Content:
• UK & EU Law
• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
• Regulations
• Criminal Law
• Common Law
• Role, obligations & responsibilities of;
• Directors
• Management
• People in charge of work premises
• Safety Representatives
• Planning & organising
• Review he organisations health & safety policy statement
• Representing the employer
• Company safety planning
• Instruction, information, training & supervision
• Accidents & accident prevention
• Accident statistics – the accident triangle
• Safe systems at work
• Investigation of accidents and incidents
• Enforcement officers
• Their roles and powers
• Action plan for the future
Please note – this course is intended to be supported by a wider range of Health & Safety training courses
Duration: One Day