Objective

By the end of this course,  the  participants  will  be  able  to  :

1 Examine & Discuss the foundation of Advanced Health  &  Safety

2 Design & Produce a Health&  Safety  Policy

3 Describe  and  define the  Organization  of  Health  &  safety  in  the  Work  Place

4 Discuss how  to  promote  a  Positive Health &  Safety  Culture

5 Demonstrate the completion  of  Risk  Assessment

6 Describe  Monitoring , Review  and  Audit of  Health &  Safety

7 Demonstrate  how  to  complete an  Accident  Investigation

8 Describe  How   to  Record  and  report  Workplace  Incidents

9 Demonstrate  the  correct  procedures  for  manual  Handling

10 Examine  and  Discuss  Work  Equipment

Content

Following topics will be covered in 5 days

Foundations in Health & safety

• Concept of Health & Safety
• Who is at risk?
• Incidence of illness & accidents
• Health & safety factors and how to use them
• Costs of poor health & safety

Accidents in the Workplace

• Nature of accidents
• Near misses’ & the accident triangle
• Reporting & investigating
• Key causes & prevention
• Health in the Workplace
• Nature of illness and disease
• Monitoring of health/illness
• Key causes & prevention

Supervising Health & Safety

• The role of the supervisor
• Monitoring Health & Safety
• Organizing for  Health &  Safety
• Motivating and encouraging improvements
• Promoting  a positive  Health &  Safety  Culture
• Training needs and techniques
• Working with employees
• Handling conflict
• Working with management

Healthy  Work  Environment

• Facilities for a healthy working environment
• Electricity at work
• Selection of work equipment
• Fire safety
• First Aid provisions
• Occupational Health & Hygiene
• Design of work premises
• Toxicity and categories of health hazards
• Environmental and Occupational health monitoring
• Control measures
• Noise at Work
• Radiation control
• Stress
• Occupational health initiatives
• Safe Systems - Development and implementation
• The importance of human factors
• Manual Handling
• Work Equipment
• Hazardous Substances
• The identification and control of repetitive strain injuries
• Emergency procedures

OHSAS 18001   

• Health & Safety Organization and Management
• Introduction to management
• Principles  of  Control
• Risk Assessment
• Auditing and monitoring.
• Investigating incidents
• Keeping records

Techniques of Safety  Management

• Health & Safety Policies implementation and review
• Techniques and functions of risk assessments
• Incident & Accident procedures and investigations
• Quality management and documentation
• Education and Training – Development and  benefits of effective training  programs
• Emergency Preparedness  &  Response
• Behavior Based Safety

• Safety  team

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your own analysis and experiences.  Tests of multiple-choice type will be made available on daily basis to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

• 30% Lectures
• 30% Workshops and work presentation
• 20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos& General Discussions