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Health and Safety Training Courses
1) Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Basic Health and Safety Course
 
The Health & Safety at Work basic training course is designed for people who have responsibilities that include organisation of health & safety within the company such as supervisors or managers.
 
The course consists of a series of sections covering the following areas:
  1. Introduction - Health & Safety Law
  2. Accidents & Ill Health - Prevention of accidents and ill health, Risk Assessments, First Aid at Work, Personal Protective Equipment.
  3. Workplace Safety - Workplace Health, Safety & Welfare, Work Equipment, Electricity, Fire Prevention
  4. Occupational Health - Hazardous Substances, Ergonomics & Workstation Design, Manual Handling, Noise.
The course is followed by a multiple choice exam consisting of 30 questions. Candidates are required to answer 20 correctly to pass. Those candidates who achieve this standard will receive a certificate from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
 
For more information about which Councils provide the Basic Health and Safety Course please contact your Local Environmental Health Department.
 
This course is also provided by a number of Colleges in the area; further information can be obtained by contacting your local college directly.
 
2) Other Health and Safety Training Providers
 
Below are a few of the national training providers in the area of health and safety, more can be found by looking in yellow pages or on the internet.
 
National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
Dominus Way
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE3 2QW
Tel: 0116 263 4700
or view their website on http://www.nebosh.org.uk/
 
 
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents
Rospa Training Centre
353 Bristol Road
Edgbaston Road
Birmingham
B5 7ST
Tel 0121248 2000
or view their website on www.rospa.co.uk
 
 
British Safety Council
National Safety Centre
Chancellors Road
London
W6 9RS
Tel - 020 8741 1231
or view at www.britishsafetycouncil.co.uk
 
 
3) First Aid Training Providers
 
St. John Ambulance
County HQ
Church Road
Woodley
Reading
0118 933 5500
British Red Cross
Berks, Bucks And Oxon Branch
Colewell Drive
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
01235 539 100
 
 
Information on other approved first aid training providers can be obtained from HSE Manchester on 0161 952 8280.