Health and Safety Awareness

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this Health and Safety course, learners should know and understand the following:

• Defining health and safety
• Learn and explain what is meant by the term health and safety
• Health and Safety laws
• Describe how health and safety law affects you and your colleagues at work and what you need to do to abide by it
• Health and Safety legislation
• Identify what the key pieces of legislation are in regards to health and safety in the workplace
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Learn what you need to do to operate correctly under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Employer & Employee responsibilities
• Understand employer health and safety responsibilities in regards to health and safety at the workplace
• Risk assessments
• Learn how to plan and implement risk assessments for your place of work
• Common hazards
• Learn to identify common health and safety hazards in the workplace to reduce incidents

Frequently asked questions

Keeping on top of your workplace health and safety can be tricky and you may have a lot of questions. Our industry-leading health and safety training experts are here to help and have put together some of the common questions they get asked daily.

What is health and safety?

We will begin by describing Health and Safety. It’s a term used to describe Occupational Health and Safety and generally covers the legal requirements that fall under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The goal is to create the ultimate safe working environment and to prevent accidents, injuries and ill health at work for both employees, customers and the general public.

The standard dictionary definition for Health and Safety is “regulations and procedures intended to prevent accident or injury in workplaces or public environments”.

Why is health and safety important in a workplace?

Health and Safety is important in a workplace because not only do businesses have a duty to protect their workers, customers and members of the public under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it’s also good business practice to adhere to the health and safety laws.

Poor health and safety in the workplace can lead to someone becoming ill, injured, or even worse, die. You wouldn’t want to be known as the employer who loses an employee in an accident. Workplace health and safety is important for the health and wellbeing of all employees across all industries.

If businesses don’t follow the health and safety legislation and guidelines, they can be liable for any damages or accidents that occur.

What is the Health and Safety at Work Act?

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) is legislation that covers occupational health and safety and the general principles of health and safety in the workplace. It sets out the general duties that employers, employees and the self-employed have towards themselves, others and the members of the public.

It places a wide range of duties on the employer to take all measures “so far as is reasonably practicable” to prevent or reduce risk in the workplace.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for enforcing the HSWA along with local authorities.

Who is responsible for workplace health and safety?

Employers and employees both have responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other Health and Safety legislation that have been made under it.

The business owner or employer is legally responsible for health and safety management, including:

– carrying out risk assessments

– identifying hazards

– implementing safety procedures

– creating a health and safety policy

– providing adequate health and safety training

– displaying a health and safety poster

– providing a first aid kit

The employee is legally required to help the workplace remain safe, with a responsibility to take care of their own health as well as others who may be affected by their actions at work. Employees health and safety responsibilities include:

– Understand the risks associated with their work

– Follow health and safety training

– Comply with safety procedures

– Help keep hazards at a minimum

– Report any failings in safety procedures

Can you do a health and safety course online?

Yes – we offer a range of Health and Safety courses online! They can be delivered via e-learning, webinars or blended learning and can be completed in your own time, from the comfort of your home. After completion, you will receive a health and safety certificate!

You can start a free 14-day trial of our Unlimited Access Package here.

How often should I refresh health and safety training?

Unfortunately, there isn’t a set answer for how often you should refresh health and safety training. It will depend on a number of factors and most health and safety legislation leaves the decision to the employer.

But as a general rule, Health and Safety refresher training should be revisited on an annual basis. You may want to refresh your staff’s knowledge sooner if you get new equipment, a process changes or an accident happens at your workplace.

Delivery Methods

Our Health and Safety Awareness training is available 24/7, anytime, anywhere. Perfect for anyone with busy schedules or difficult shift patterns. 

• Study when you want 
• Track staff progress 
• Study anywhere you want on any device 

Get Certified

Just follow these four simple steps, sit back, relax and let us do the hard work for you and your team.

1.Book A Course Book this Health and Safety Awareness course online via the website, by messaging us or calling.

2. Login Once your Health and Safety Awareness training course has been booked, you will receive login details for you and your staff.

3. Complete Course Complete the Health and Safety Awareness training course you purchased in the delivery method you chose.

4. Become Certified Great! Now you’re certified in Health and Safety Awareness and can download the certificates from the portal.

Great! Now that you’re certified, you can download the Health and Safety Awareness certificate from the portal or request a certificate, and we will email it to you in PDF form.