Managing Safety and Health in Schools (Free Online Course With Certificate)
Alison Free Online Learning
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
3 - 4 hours
Pace
Full time, Part time
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Introduction
This free online course on Managing Health and Safety in Schools will teach you about the health and safety regulations that are found in schools and workplaces around the world. In a school or workplace, safety is everyone's responsibility. This online safety training course will familiarize you with health and safety regulations, recommendations, and emergency preparedness measures.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 3-4 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
This free online training course begins by introducing you to safety and health legislation as well as general duties and responsibilities around safety and health management in schools and workplaces. Health and safety are relevant to all school principals or employers and any new members of staff. You will also learn about the safety statement which is very important in safeguarding the health and safety of those at work.
Furthermore, you will then delve into the different types of hazards which include biological, chemical, ergonomic, physical, psychological, and safety. Learning how to identify hazards at your workplace can help you control or eliminate them thus preventing accidents, injuries, and property damage. With this course, you will also learn how to measure and assess risk, plan for emergencies, and report an accident. You will also be introduced to the role of the safety committee.
This Health and Safety training online course will help you become a better member of the management committee by teaching you essential health and safety protocols applicable in the workplace or school. Upon the completion of this online course, you will learn how to identify risks and hazards in schools and workplaces as well as how to correctly create an accident report, and handle an emergency or accident. Enrol in this online course today and improve your knowledge and skills on the best practices of health and safety in schools and workplaces.
Module 1
Legislation and General Duties for Safety Management
In this module: Legislation and General Duties for Safety Management, you will learn about the main legal requirements for a school or workplace to create a safe and healthy place to work. You will also learn about the different roles and responsibilities in safety management, as well as the process of preparing a safety statement.
Module 2
Risk Assessment
In this Module: Risk Assessment, you will learn about hazards and risks. You also learn how to prepare controls to eliminate or reduce the likelihood of accidents and ill health occurring, thereby allowing staff and students to work safely.
Module 3
Emergency Planning, Accident Reporting, and Safety Management Systems
In this Module: Emergency Planning, Accident Reporting, and Safety Management Systems, you will learn about planning for emergency situations, and how to respond to and report work-related accidents. You will also discover the composition and roles and obligations of a safety committee.
Module 4
Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Identify the requirements of Health and Safety legislation.
- Identify roles, duties, and responsibilities for safety in schools and workplaces.
- Describe a safety statement.
- State the main features of a safety statement.
- Define a hazard.
- Identify hazard types.
- Define risk and risk assessment.
- Describe risk measurement.
- Define risk control measures.
- Explain the safe system of work.
- Identify key control measures.
- List key elements of emergency planning.
- Complete an accident report.
- Outline the role of a safety committee.
- List the main entitlements of a safety representative.
Describe reporting and investigating procedures.
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Career Opportunities
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Health And Safety Engineer
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