Learning objectives
- Identify common hazards and the risks associated with them
- Recognise safety signs used for indicating hazards and control measures
- Manage common office hazards
- Identify types of emergency and first-aid interventions, and how to access them
- Appreciate their responsibility for monitoring and reporting
- Take appropriate action to maintain health, safety and welfare at work
Introduction
What is Working Safely?
- Safety First
- Who is responsible?
- Legal responsibility
- Employee responsibility
Hazards
- Types of hazards
- What is risk?
- You make the call: Hazard or risk?
Risk Control Measures
- Exercise: Risk control measures
Safety Signs
- Exercise: Safety signs
Fire Safety
- Fire safety regulation requirements
- The fire triangle
- Preventive measures
- Fire alarm
- If you hear a fire alarm...
- If you are trapped...
- Exercise: Fire extinguisher
Slips, Trips & Falls
- Hazards
- Precautions for avoiding slips, trips and falls
- You make the call: Fix, avoid or report?
Electricity
- Dos and don'ts of working with electrical appliances
- Exercise: What can you do yourself?
First Aid
- In the event of an injury
Earthquakes
- Suspect Packages
- Suspect letter or package indicators
Monitoring & Reporting
- Exercise: Monitoring
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
Manual Handling
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what measures they should implement to reduce the risks when lifting and handling at work.
DSE
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and how they can prevent ill-health if they regularly use Display Screen Equipment (DSE) at work.
Lone Working
Lone working offers greater flexibility, autonomy and creates a broader talent pool for businesses.
Slips and Trips
Driving at Work
Educate your staff on the controls your Company has in place and what they should do to eliminate or manage the risks when driving at work.