Health & Safety Induction Course
Duration:
One Day
Course Overview:
The Health & Safety induction course provides new employees with an overview of Occupational Health and Safety principles and instructions that will ensure that they can start to work safely. It is designed to enlighten new hired with the workplace main hazards and what precautions shall be taken to be fully protected from these hazards.
This course is usually tailored depending upon the client’s industry.
Course Outline:
- Legal obligations of employers and employees.
- The organisation Health & Safety Policy.
- Hazard Identification and Control.
- Unsafe Acts / Conditions Reporting.
- Fire & Emergency Response Procedure.
- Basic Fire Fighting Principles.
- Manual Handling Instructions.
- Personal Protective Equipment.
Target Audience:
New employees (including transferred, re-hired and seasonal/temporary employees).
Competencies Gained and Course Outcome:
- The knowledge of health and safety principles and regulations.
- The knowledge of the organization health and safety policy.
- The orientation of the major hazards within the workplace activities.
- The knowledge of fire safety and emergency evacuation principles.
