Health and SafetyTraining
Legal Duties
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act there are legal imperatives for providing health and safety training. In some cases these are very specific, such as the need to train first aiders to nationally recognised standards
Guidance
There is also a general requirement to provide that training needed by individuals to carry out their duties without danger to themselves or anyone else. In this respect, therefore, it is necessary for each organisation to identify those work activities that are specific to its operations and to provide employees with appropriate training.
Apart from the legal imperatives, there are other benefits from training, including:
All Employees
Every employee needs to be aware of the organisation’s health and safety policy and their specific responsibilities under the policy and under UK law. However, some employees have more specific training needs, for example:
Managers & Supervisors
Managers and supervisors need to understand how the organisation’s health and safety policy applies to them and those for whom they are responsible. They have a duty to ensure practical application of the policy in the area for which they are responsible.
Managers are typically the first port of call for employees with health and safety issues and therefore they must be aware of what action to take under different circumstances. They may also need training on specific risks and the precautions for managing them, such as working in confined spaces or lone working.
Directors & Senior Managers
Ultimate responsibility for health and safety rests with the directors and senior managers. Essentially they are responsible for formulating policy and for ensuring it is applied in practice, including, for example, consulting with employees on matters of health and safety.
Directors may also be held responsible for negligent behaviour of their staff if it occurs whilst carrying out their work activities and results in harm to others.
Information
Under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, employers have a duty to provide health & safety related information to their employees, including:
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Guidance
There is also a general requirement to provide that training needed by individuals to carry out their duties without danger to themselves or anyone else. In this respect, therefore, it is necessary for each organisation to identify those work activities that are specific to its operations and to provide employees with appropriate training.
Apart from the legal imperatives, there are other benefits from training, including:
- Reduced risk of staff being injured or made ill by their work.
- Development of culture where safe and healthy working becomes second nature
- Reduced adverse effects on your organisation’s productivity caused when employees are injured or suffer ill health.
- Reduced financial costs incurred through accidents and occupational ill health, many of which are not covered by insurance.
All Employees
Every employee needs to be aware of the organisation’s health and safety policy and their specific responsibilities under the policy and under UK law. However, some employees have more specific training needs, for example:
- New employees need induction training covering such aspects as what to do in the event of an accident, where to get first aid and what happens if there is a fire.
- Young people are often more vulnerable than other employees due to lack of experience of workplace hazards. Consequently, it is important that they receive appropriate training, followed up with adequate supervision
Managers & Supervisors
Managers and supervisors need to understand how the organisation’s health and safety policy applies to them and those for whom they are responsible. They have a duty to ensure practical application of the policy in the area for which they are responsible.
Managers are typically the first port of call for employees with health and safety issues and therefore they must be aware of what action to take under different circumstances. They may also need training on specific risks and the precautions for managing them, such as working in confined spaces or lone working.
Directors & Senior Managers
Ultimate responsibility for health and safety rests with the directors and senior managers. Essentially they are responsible for formulating policy and for ensuring it is applied in practice, including, for example, consulting with employees on matters of health and safety.
Directors may also be held responsible for negligent behaviour of their staff if it occurs whilst carrying out their work activities and results in harm to others.
Information
Under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations, employers have a duty to provide health & safety related information to their employees, including:
- Risks that have been identified through risk assessments and the precautions put in place to control them.
- Procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency and the names of competent persons nominated to help implement them.
- Risks notified by other employers in shared premises.
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- New employees need induction training
- Identify more specific training requirements
- Maintain Safety Training Records
Additional Services
EDP consists of the the following divisions:-
Contact Us - for full HSE Compliance and Risk Management in the workplace.