Asbestos Awareness Level 2
The Asbestos Awareness Level 2 course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to recognize and handle the hazards related to asbestos. The training covers topics such as the risks associated with asbestos exposure, how to identify asbestos-containing materials, and how to safely manage and dispose of asbestos.
The course is delivered in person by one of the trainers from the training provider, who will travel to the location of the training. The duration of the course is 3 hours, and it is mapped to National Occupational Standards PPLCC02 and COSVR756, as well as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) NG12.
Successful candidates will receive a certificate valid for 3 years upon completing the course. This certificate demonstrates that the delegate has the necessary knowledge and skills to safely handle and manage asbestos-related hazards in the workplace. The certificate can also be used as proof of training during health and safety inspections.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what asbestos is and what asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are
- Be able to explain how and where asbestos was used
- Be able to explain the harmful effects of asbestos
- Understand how asbestos fibres can be released
- Be able to explain the relevant legislation
- Understand the duty to manage asbestos safely
Health and Safety Courses
HABC Level 2 Award in the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health and Care Settings (RQF)
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the need for infection prevention
- Outline and describe a range of microorganisms capable of causing infections
- Define infection and describe the ‘chain of infection’
- Explain and practise a range of infection prevention procedures, including handwashing and decontamination
- State sources of useful additional information.
IOSH Managing Safely
Learning Objectives:
- To give managers and supervisors an understanding of everyone's safety and health responsibilities in the workplace
- To enable managers and supervisors to recognise how they can influence, control and monitor risk to improve safety and health issues in the workplace
IOSH Working Safely
Learning Objectives:
- Introducing working safely
- Defining hazards and risk
- Identifying common hazards
- Improving safety performance
Level 2 Award in Abrasive Wheels
Learning Objectives:
- To understand what an abrasive wheel is and typical causes of accidents
- Be able to explain common hazards and control measures
- To know main, relevant legislation
- Understand how to use an abrasive wheel safely and demonstrate how to fit one
Level 2 Award in Accident and Incident Investigation
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the moral and legal obligation to investigate accidents
- Understand RIDDOR requirements
- Understand and be able to apply accident and incident investigation procedures
- Understand the importance of reviewing performance and learning lessons
- Understand the benefits of implementing control measures to prevent accidents
Level 2 Award in Asbestos Awareness
Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain what asbestos is and its uses
- Know how to avoid risks from ACMs
- Understand what processes release fibres and how the law has been applied to the risk from ACMs
- Explain why ACMs are harmful and what diseases it can cause
- Understand what to do if you have unintentionally come into contact with ACMs
Level 2 Award in Confined Spaces
Learning Objectives:
- To introduce the learners to the trainer and First Response training
- To outline the health and safety requirements and basic housekeeping for the course
- List the policies of the client organisation and First Response Training
- Outline the contents of the course
Level 2 Award in Conflict Resolution and Breakaway
Learning Objectives:
- Understand workplace violence and aggression
- Know the laws that apply to both employers and employees regarding the subject
- Consider how to resolve confrontational situations using effective communication
- Understand factors regarding workplace safety
- Understand the importance of personal safety
- Understand reducing restrictive interventions by using a range of physical techniques to break away from aggressive situations
Level 2 Award in Conflict Resolution and Personal Safety
Learning Objectives:
- Understand workplace violence and aggression
- Know the laws that apply to both employers and employees regarding the subject
- Consider how to resolve confrontational situations using effective communication
- Understand factors regarding workplace safety
- Understand the importance of personal safety
Level 2 Award in Handling Hazardous Substances COSHH
Learning Objectives:
- Define ‘substance hazardous to health’
- Identify the main legislation relevant to COSHH
- Identify common hazardous substances
- Describe ways that hazardous substances enter the body
- List safe practices for handling hazardous substances
Level 2 Award in Hazard Identification in the Home
Learning Objectives:
- Have an awareness of relevant legislation
- Understand how to identify hazards and prepare the home environment
Level 2 Award in Health and Safety
Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Know how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
- Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
Level 2 Award in Health, Safety and Fire
Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Know how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
- Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
- Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace
- Understand fire safety in the workplace and the roles and responsibilities of those working there
Level 2 Award in Manual Handling
Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of spinal health and wellbeing and the impact this has on any working activity
- To identify the importance of taking a balanced risk assessment approach and what needs to be considered prior to undertaking the activity
- To describe the legal framework and key guidance and how this influences safer person centred manual handling
- To demonstrate safer principles of handling whilst completing practical aspects of your role
Level 2 Award in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Learning Objectives:
- Detail the relevant Legislation
- Explain the Risk Assessment process involved in selecting PPE
- Explain when and where the use of PPE is required
- Explain the different types of PPE
- Know employee responsibilities with PPE
Level 2 Award in Personal Safety, Lone Working and De-escalation
Learning Objectives:
- Understand workplace violence and aggression
- Know the laws that apply to both employers and employees regarding the subject
- Consider how to resolve confrontational situations using effective communication
- Understand factors regarding workplace safety
- Understand the importance of personal safety
Level 2 Award in Principles of Health and Safety
Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Know how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
- Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
- Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace
Level 2 Award in Sharps Awareness
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the term ‘sharps’
- List the legislation associated with sharps awareness
- List the infections associated with sharps
- Explain the importance of risk assessments in sharps awareness
- Describe how to treat a sharps injury
Level 2 Award in the Principles of Risk Assessment
Learning Objectives:
- Identify related health and safety legislation
- List common causes of accidents
- Know the meaning of ‘risk’ when it comes to health and safety
- List the steps to a risk assessment
- Explain how to support the risk assessment process
Level 2 Award in Working at Height
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the Working at Height Regulations 2005
- Describe your responsibilities under the Working at Height Regulations 2005
- Know the risks of working at height
- Understand how to work safely on ladders and step ladders
Level 3 Award in DSE Assessment
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the main requirements of current DSE legislation
- Identify hazards from working with DSE
- Conduct a DSE risk assessment
- Identify and initiate the implementation of control measures
- Record and review the risk assessment process
Level 3 Award in Managing and Supervising Risk
Learning Objectives:
- To know why it is important to manage safely
- Explain the law systems of the UK
- Identify what the law requires you to do
- Identify common hazards
- Explain ‘risk’
- Know how to complete a risk assessment
- Explain how risk can be reduced
Level 3 Award in Managing and Supervising Safety
Learning Objectives:
- To know why it is important to manage safely
- Understand how the law applies
- Be aware of legal requirements
- Be able to implement a health and safety management system
- Understand why accidents and incidents should be investigated
Level 3 Award in Safety Representatives
Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of managing health and safety
- Understand how the law works
- List relevant Legislation
- Know the functions of a safety representative
- Understand hazards and risk
- Understand the role of safety committees
- Have an awareness of accident reporting and investigation
Supervising Safely (IOSH Approved)
Learning Objectives:
- Key reasons for supervising safety and health
- Supervisor’s health and safety responsibilities and influence on culture
- Common workplace hazards, unsafe acts and unsafe conditions and their controls
- Risk assessment in the workplace
- Key benefits of management systems
- Incident reporting and investigation
- The importance of communication and the different methods used