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Foundation certificate training in health & safety at work, accredited by the Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH)

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FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK - RIPH

Aimed at persons requiring a basic knowledge and understanding of the principles of health & safety at work and how to apply them in the workplace. Guidance to learning time: 6 to 9 hours dependent upon ability and needs of the candidates.

The objectives of the course are:

a)	to enable delegates to define common terms and explain simple concepts of health & safety in the workplace
b)	to allow identification of the causes of the main workplace accidents and injuries and to explain ways of preventing them
c)	to describe those factors which contribute to a healthy and safe working environment

Course Outline:

-	Commonly used health & safety terminology	-	Current legislation
-	Costs and benefits of good health & Safety practice	-	Main types of workplace accidents and injuries
-	Current legislation	-	Common workplace hazards
-	Controls for common workplace hazards	-	Accident and injury prevention
-	Health & Safety Policies and good workplaces	-	Main characteristics of healthy and safe workplaces