Health and safety awareness.
Health and Safety Awareness covers what everyone at work should know from day one: why health and safety matters, what the law expects of your employer and of you, how hazards are spotted and risks controlled, the most common hazards at work, and how to report accidents and near misses. It finishes by following a new starter through a realistic first week.
- Length
- About 18 minutes
- Topics
- 5 narrated topics
- Assessment
- 10 questions, 8 to pass
- Certificate
- On passing
What the course covers
5 topics, each with a real-world task.
5 scenario tasks, one after each topic. Topics unlock in order and progress saves automatically, so it can be done in short bursts.
- Why health and safety mattersThe law, your employer’s duties, and yoursTask: The guard that slows you down
- Hazards, risks and risk assessmentFive steps, and the hierarchy of controlTask: Pick the best control
- Common hazards at a glanceSlips, lifting, screens, substances, electricity and fireTask: Moving the paper
- Accidents, near misses and first aidReport it, record it, and get helpTask: Nobody was hurt
- Putting it together: your first weekA new starter’s week at a busy warehouseTask: Friday’s shortcut
Who it's for
Every employee, and especially new starters.
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places duties on employers and employees alike. This course explains both in plain English, walks through the five steps of risk assessment and the hierarchy of control, and shows why near misses matter, including which incidents the employer must report to HSE under RIDDOR 2013. It runs fully online, with a 10-question check and a certificate on passing.
This is an awareness course. It does not replace the induction, site rules and job-specific training your employer gives for your own workplace.
Narrated video lessons with captions, on any phone, tablet or computer. Fully online.
10 questions, marked by the system. Learners need 8 correct (80%) to pass.
Issued on passing, valid for a year, and kept on record for four years.
Assign it, set a due date and see every learner's progress and result.
Related courses
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Manual Handling
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- 5 topics
- 10-question assessment
- Certificate
~17 min
Slips, Trips and Falls
For everyone at work: spot it, fix it or report it.
- 5 topics
- 10-question assessment
- Certificate
~17 min
Display Screen Equipment
For anyone who works at a computer, in the office or at home.
- 5 topics
- 10-question assessment
- Certificate
Licences
Get Health and Safety Awareness for your team.
Tell me how many people need it. Licences last a year, and you can add more courses to the same team.