Product Description
Course Aim
This health and safety awareness training course will give staff a basic understanding of H&S legislation & responsibilities in relation to a school/childcare setting. The course covers common hazards within the school/childcare setting and what action staff should take.
Core Course Content
- H&S legislation in schools/childcare setting (HSWA, Corporate Manslaughter etc)
- H&S responsibilities in a school/childcare setting
- What happens if things go wrong (accident/near miss, case studies, scenarios)
- Hazard spotting exercises
- Hazard reporting procedures
- Accident and incident/near miss reporting procedure
- Emergency evacuation procedures – fire and lock down procedures
The contents are flexible and bespoke to your school procedures. The traingn modules can we swapped to include: –
– First-Aid at Work
– Work at Height
– Use of Equipment at work
– Use of Hazardous Substances
– Display Screen Equipment & Office Safety
– Slips, Trips and Falls
– Electricity/Electrical Safety
– Personal Safety & Lone Working
– Manual Handling
– New & Expectant Mothers
– Handling Stress & Stressful Situations
– Managing medicines
– Fire Safety
– Risk assessments
Course Objectives
To help staff understand how their actions could affect the health & safety of themselves and children.
Who Should Attend
Teachers, teaching assistants, school support, childcare staff.
Duration This 2.5 hour course is ideal to slot in on a teacher training day and can be condensed to a 1.5 hour session for if time is tight and can be fitted into a twilight session.
Trainer
Sherryl Cousins has worked in the education sector since 2001 with 10 years’ experience in Local Government including the role of Health & Safety Manager supporting over 230 schools. Sherryl has extensive knowledge of the issues facing schools and this course has been designed to fit schools training requirements.
Certification
All delegates attending receive a course certificate.
The course delivery is flexible, remote or face to face and the session can be delivered to large groups across multiple sites.