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Health and safety trainingWhatyouneedtoknow
Thisleafletexplainstheimportanceofhealthandsafetytrainingtoownersandmanagersofbusinesses.Itgivesadviceonwhomayneedtraining,whatformthetrainingmaytakeandhowtoorganiseit.
Whyishealthandsafetytrainingimportant?Over200peoplearekilledeachyear inaccidentsatworkandoveronemillionpeopleareinjured.Overtwomillionsufferillnessescausedby,ormadeworseby,theirwork.Preventingaccidentsandillhealthcausedbyworkisakeypriorityforeveryoneatwork.Astheownerormanagerofabusinessyouknowthatcompetentemployeesarevaluable.
This is a web-friendly
version of leaflet Providinghealthandsafetyinformationandtraininghelpsyouto:INDG345, reprinted 06/08
ensureyouremployeesarenotinjuredormadeillbytheworktheydo; developapositivehealthandsafetyculture,wheresafeandhealthyworking
becomessecondnaturetoeveryone; findouthowyoucouldmanagehealthandsafetybetter; meetyourlegaldutytoprotectthehealthandsafetyofyouremployees.Effectivetraining: willcontributetowardsmakingyouremployeescompetentinhealthandsafety; canhelpyourbusinessavoidthedistressthataccidentsandillhealthcause; canhelpyouavoidthefinancialcostsofaccidentsandoccupationalillhealth.
Dontforgetthatyourinsurancedoesntcoverallthesecosts.Damagedproducts, lostproductionanddemotivatedstaffcanallresult.
Thelawrequiresthatyouprovidewhateverinformation,instructionandtrainingisneededtoensure,sofarasisreasonablypracticable,thehealthandsafetyofyouremployees(seeTheLawformoredetails).
Whatistraining?Trainingmeanshelpingpeopletolearnhowtodosomething,tellingpeoplewhattheyshouldorshouldnotdo,orsimplygivingtheminformation.Trainingisntjustaboutformalclassroomcourses.
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STEP1Decidewhattrainingyourorganisationneeds Identifytheskillsandknowledgeneededforpeopletodotheirjobina
safeandhealthyway.Comparetheseagainstpeoplescurrentskillsandknowledge
and
identify
the
gaps.
Reviewyourexperienceofinjuries,nearmissesorcasesofillhealth. Lookatyourriskassessmentstoseewhereinformationand/ortraining
havebeenidentifiedasfactorsincontrollingrisks. Consultemployeesortheirrepresentativesfortheirviews. Considerawarenesstrainingneedsfordirectors,managersand
supervisors,including:- howyoumanagehealthandsafety;- whoisresponsibleforwhat;- thecosttothebusinessifthingsgowrong;- howtoidentifyhazardsandevaluaterisks;and- thehazardsencounteredandmeasuresforcontrollingthem.
STEP2Decideyourtrainingpriorities Doesthelawrequireyoutocarryoutspecifictraining(egfirst-aid
training)?SeeTheLawformoredetails. Topprioritieswouldincludethosewherelackofinformationand/ortraining
mightresultinseriousharm,andthosewhichbenefitthelargestnumbersofstaff.
Consultemployeesortheirrepresentativesfortheirviews. Trainingfornewrecruitsandforpeoplechangingjobsortakingonnew
responsibilitiesshouldalwaysbeapriority.
STEP3ChooseyourtrainingmethodsandresourcesDontforgetthatthoughtherearemanyexternaltrainerswhocanhelpyou,mucheffectivetrainingcanbedoneinhouse. Chooseyourmethods,forexample:
- givinginformationorinstruction;- coachingoron-the-jobtraining;- trainingintheclassroom;- openanddistancelearning;- ingroupsorindividually;and- computer-basedorinteractivelearning.
Considerwhocanhelpyou,byprovidinginformation,materials,trainingcoursesetc.Youcouldtryforexample:- SectorSkillsCouncils(www.sscalliance.org.uk);- UKCommissionforEmploymentandSkills(UKCES)(www.ukces.org.uk); - tradeunionsortradeassociations;- furthereducationcolleges;- privatetrainingorganisations;- independenthealthandsafetyconsultants;- employerbodies(egChambersofCommerce);and- qualification-awardingbodies.Tofindacourseleadingtoanaccredited
healthandsafetyqualificationlookattheQualificationsandCurriculumAuthoritywebsitewww.qca.org.uk/qualifications.
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Usefulwebsites www.learndirect.co.ukwillhelpyoufindhealthandsafetytrainingcourses
(Tel:08000150450).
www.learndirectscotland.comcan
help
you
find
a
training
course
in
Scotland
(Tel:08081009000).
www.smallbusinessjourney.comhasinformationontrainingandexamplesfrombusinesseswhichhavebenefitedbytrainingtheirworkers.
FurtherinformationHSEpricedandfreepublicationsareavailablebymailorderfromHSEBooks,POBox1999,Sudbury,SuffolkCO102WATel:01787881165Fax:01787313995Website:www.hsebooks.co.uk(HSEpricedpublicationsarealsoavailablefrombookshopsandfreeleafletscanbedownloadedfromHSEswebsite:www.hse.gov.uk.)ForinformationabouthealthandsafetyringHSEsInfolineTel:08453450055Fax:08454089566Textphone:08454089577e-mail:[email protected],CaerphillyBusinessPark,CaerphillyCF833GG.Thisleafletcontainsnotesongoodpracticewhicharenotcompulsorybutwhichyoumayfindhelpfulinconsideringwhatyouneedtodo.Thisleafletisavailableinpricedpacksof15fromHSEBooks,ISBN9780717621378.SinglefreecopiesarealsoavailablefromHSEBooks.Crown copyright Thispublicationmaybefreelyreproduced,exceptforadvertising,endorsementorcommercialpurposes.Firstpublished10/01.PleaseacknowledgethesourceasHSE.
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