Is your workplace safe? 

Did you know that 30.7 million working days were lost due to work-related illnesses and workplace injury in 2017/2018?

It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business.  This includes providing sufficient information, instruction and training to employees to allow them to work in a way that does not put themselves or others at risk.

The QA Level 1 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace (RQF) has been specifically designed to provide candidates with a basic introduction to workplace health and safety.  It is suitable for all employees working in a range of environments, as well as employees returning to work or entering work for the first time.

With all subjects covered in just 4 hours, this regulated and nationally recognised qualification is ideal for providing employees with a basic understanding of workplace health and safety whilst helping employers to fulfil their legal duties.

What's covered

- Health & Safety roles and responsibilities of employers and employees

- The importance of health & safety in the workplace

- Workplace hazards and risks

(slips trips and falls, working at heights, manual handling, hazardous substances, machinery & vehicles, electricity, fires and stress)

- Workplace conditions that can affect health and safety

- Health & safety signage

- Personal Protective Equipment and its uses

- Importance of personal hygiene

- The purpose of first aid provision

- The need for reporting incidents and ill health

4 hour course

Refresher training recommended every 3 years

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Did you know that incorrect manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries?

The law states that employers have a legal responsibility to provide adequate training for those who perform manual handling tasks in their day to day role.

The QA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who work, or intend to work, in a role that involves manual handling.  It is the perfect courses for those working in a variety of environments including warehouses and shops.

Successful candidates will learn the key principles of manual handling and how to apply these to their workplace.  They will also practise a wide range of techniques, ensuring that they leave the course confident and proficient in moving and handling.

What's covered

- Common manual handling injuries

- Manual handling laws

- Responsibilities of employers and employees

- Risk assessments

- Safe movement principles associated with manual handling, including the body's musculoskeletal system, centre of gravity and level system

- Manual handling equipment 

(types of manual handling aids and equipment, maintenance and requirements for testing)

- Manual handling practical sessions

(solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object, team manual handling and using equipment)

1 day course

Refresher training recommended every 3 years

This regulated and nationally recognised qualification has been specifically designed to increase awareness of safety considerations whilst working at height, including the importance of the equipment used and how to ensure a safe working environment.

The QA Level 2 Award in Working at Heigh (RQF) is ideal for those who work, or are aspiring to work in any type of environment that may require them to work at height, such as; building and construction, agriculture, forestry, factories, warehouses and more.

During this 3 hour course, candidate will focus on the safety considerations, legal obligations, control measures and reporting procedures for working at height; leaving the course with the knowledge of a wide variety of equipment and the principles used to ensure safe working at height.

What's covered

 - Legislation, regulations, roles and responsibilties when working at height

- The consequences of non-compliance

- Safe working practices when working at height

- How to reduce the risks from weather conditions, working environments, others working at height, falling objects and fragile surfaces

- Importance of risk assessments

- Rescue plan requirements

- Types of equipment and testing requirements

- Selecting appropriate equipment

- Identifying safety precautions when using equipment

- Reporting procedures when equipment is faulty

1/2 day course

Is your workplace safe?

Did you know that breaches of fire safety laws can result in unlimited fines and imprisonment?

The QA Level 2 Award in Fire Safety (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for anyone who has a specific responsibility for fire safety in the workplace, such as designated fire wardens / fire marshals.

Successful candidates will gain an understanding of fire safety management at work and the specific roles and responsibilties related to fire safety in the workplace.

What's covered

- Causes of fires in the workplace

- The fire triangle

- Hazards during and after a fire

- Fire and smoke speed

- Identifying and controlling fire hazards

(fire prevention, fire detection & raising the alarm, means of escape, principles of extinguishing fires, fire-fighting equipment and systems)

- Fire safety laws

- Duties and responsibilities of employers and employees

- Undertaking a fire safety inspection

- Fire safety risk assessments

- Contents of a fire safety briefing

- Roles and responsibilties of the nominated fire warden

(on a day-to-day basis, during an emergency)

1 day course

Refresher training recommended every 3 years

Is your workplace safe?

The QA Level 1 Award in Fire Safety Awareness (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who want to increase their awareness of fire safety in the workplace.

Candidates will learn basic fire safety principles in order to ensure they are keeping themselves and others in the workplace safe at all times.  

They will also learn what to do in the event of an emergency and the simple measures that can be taken to control the risk of fires.

With subjects covered in just half a day, this course is an ideal way to ensure that all employees have a good understanding of fire safety, whilst minimising distruption to your organisation's day to day activity.

What's covered

- Causes of fires in the workplace

- The cost of fires in the workplace for employers, employees and society

- Basic fire safety duties and responsibilities

- Actions to be taken in the event of a fire

- Principles of fire risk control

(key elements for effective fire risk management, the fire triangle and controlling fire risks, fire control measures, fire prevention measures)

- Safe use of portable fire-fighting equipment

- Fire safety equipment checks

1/2 day course

Refresher training recommended every 3 years

This Infection Control & Prevention course educates the learner about the importance of sufficient infection control at work.

It familiarises them with sources of infections, how infections can transmit from host to host, and the effective preventative measures and remedial actions that help stop infections from transmitting.

Infection control and prevention is essential for businesses where work activities could put employees at risk of passing on or contracting an infection.  This includes working in a healthcare environment, in close contact with people or animals, and cleaning human and animal waste.  Infections are easily passed on, but equally easy to avoid if everyone on the premises takes proper preventative action.

The online infection control course covers the sources of microorganisms and how infectious bacteria transfer between hosts. 

Learners will understand the process of preventing infections from spreadin.  This includes proper hand washing procedures, wound dressing, cleaning activities and waste disposal.

1-2 hours, online

This Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety for Catering course helps learners to understand the basics of food hygiene so that they can work safely, comply with the law, minimise contamination and ensure the food they handle is safe for consumers to eat.

This Level 2 Food Hygiene course has been designed to help anyone who handles, prepares or serves food in the catering industry understand their legal responsibilties and know what constitutes best practice in regards to controlling food safety hazards, controlling temperatures, food storage, food preparation, personal hygiene and premises cleaning.

By law, all food handlers must have an understanding of the basic principles of food hygiene and know how to work safely so as to protect the food they serve from contamination.

The course provides learners with up-to-date food hygiene information using a range of written text, interactive exercises and video content to ensure learners thoroughly comprehend their food safety responsibilties.

This Level 1 Safeguarding course aims to help learners understand their responsibilties for safeguarding children.  

It explains how to recognise and respond to abuse, how to respond to a disclosure, and how to report and record concerns.

3 hour course

Do you know that 1 in 4 people in the UK are likely to experience mental health problems each year?

Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet whilst we know how to take care of our own physical health, many people do not know how to support friends, relatives or even colleagues who are experiencing poor mental health.  By developing a greater understanding of common mental health conditions, as well as how best to support and guide someone to professional help, you can help to reduce the stigma associated with mental health in the UK.

The QA Level 2 Award in Understanding Mental Health in the Workplace (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of common mental health conditions in the workplace and how best to offer support and guidance to colleagues.  During this course, candidates will develop a greater understanding on the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and the role that everyone plays in recognising and handling mental health issues at work.

What's covered

- Understanding mental health and its importance

- Identifying the roles and responsibilities of those associated with mental health in the workplace

- Legislation associated with mental health in the workplace

- Promoting positive mental health in the workplace

- Common mental health conditions 

(work-related stress, anxiety, eating disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder OCD, phobias, bipolar, psychosis and suicide)

- Identifying key features within a mental health first aid at work action plan and listening techniques

1 day course

Certificate valid for 3 years

Do you know that 1 in 4 people in the UK are likely to experience mental health problems each year?

Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet whilst we know how to take care of our own physical health, many people do not know how to support friends, relatives or even colleagues who are experiencing poor mental health.  By developing a greater understanding of common mental health conditions, as well as how best to support and guide someone to professional help, you can help to reduce the stigma associated with mental health in the UK.

The QA Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for those who would like to raise their awareness of mental health, develop an understanding on how best to support, reassure and signpost colleagues to professional support.  What's more, candidates will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to actively promote positive mental health within their workplace, making it an ideal qualification for mental health champions / first aideres, human resources, managers, supervisiors and team leaders.

What's covered

- Understanding mental health and its importance

- The roles and responsibilities for mental health in the workplace

- Importance of own wellbeing as a mental health first aider

- Common mental health conditions 

(characteristics and features, work-related stress, anxiety, eating disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder OCD, phobias, bipolar, self-harm, psychosis and suicide)

- Promoting positive mental health first aid in the workplace

(best practice for employers, mental health first aid action plan, appropriate coping strategies)

- How employers can provide support to employees in the workplace

(assisting those off work or returning to work)

- Procedures to support employees who are off work whilst experiencing poor mental health

- Types of support available both locally and nationally 

2 day course

Certificate valid for 3 years