Health and Safety Level 3 (VTQ)v
Course Content
- Introduction and Regulation
- Health and Safety Level 3 introduction
- Importance of Health and Safety
- What causes accidents?
- Health and safety statistics overview
- UK Statistics on Accidents in the Workplace
- Health and Safety Law
- Health and Safety At Work Act 1974
- Reasonably practicable
- PUWER Regulations 1998
- LOLER Regulations
- Manual handling Employee and Employer responsibility
- Electricity and Electricity At Work Regulations
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- REACH
- The European six pack
- Welfare At Work
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 2022
- First Aid at Work regulations
- COSHH Regulations
- Worker Types - HSE definitions
- Musculoskeletal statistics
- Control of noise at work regulations 2005
- COMAH Regulations 2015
- Prevention of Accidents
- The Accident Triangle
- Why prevention is important and what can be done
- The 5 stages of the Risk Assessment
- Assessing Risks - High and Low risks
- What is a hazard
- Children and young people
- New and expectant mothers
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Protective Headwear - a Paramdic's view point
- Control of Major Accidents Hazards Regulations 2015
- Categories of Chemical
- Employer Duties Under COSHH
- Employee Duties Under COSHH
- Portable Gas cylinders
- Safety Signs
- Lighting at Work
- Permit to Work
- Workplace Exposure Limits
- Opening Boxes Safely
- First aid at work practicalities
- RIDDOR Statistics
- RIDDOR Injury Statistics - 2023/24
- HSE Stats on Industries
- Key facts from HSE stats
- First Aid in the Workplace Injury statistics 2024 to 2025
- HSE Stats Work-related MSDs Statistics - 2024/25
- Care Home Statistics
- Fire Statistics in Workplaces in the UK
- Occupational lung disease statistics - 2024-2025
- Work related ill health statistics - 2024 to 2025
- HSE Stats Work related stress depression anxiety statistics - 2024/25
- HSE Stats on costs to Britain
- Comparisons with European countries 2024 to 2025
- Personal Protective Equipment
- When an Accident Happens
- Health & Safety Training Requirements
- Basic First Aid Advice
- First Aid Provision - First Aiders in the Workplace
- First Aid Room
- Hydrofluoric acid burns kits
- When an Accident Happens
- RIDDOR and Accident Reporting
- Work place policies and procedures
- Equipment in the Workplace and how you can get hurt
- Emergency Procedures
- Investigating workplace accidents
- Specific Areas of Health and Safety
- Fire Risk Assessment
- The Fire Triangle
- Calling the Fire Service
- Evacuating in an Emergency
- Good Housekeeping
- Electrical Hazards
- Electrical safety
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Workstation - DSE and VDU Safety
- Working at Heights
- Occupational Health
- Infection Control and Health and Safety
- Forklift safety in the workplace
- Noise
- Training, instruction and information -noise
- Controlling the risk of noise
- Hoists, Cranes and Lifts
- Hearing protection
- Electronic ear defenders
- Ventilation
- Dust
- Different types of dust
- Asbestos and its dangers
- Dead animal removal and risks
- Flooring in the Workplace
- Managing stress
- Confined Space Regulations 1997
- Why Manual Handling is Important
- Parking safety
- Shelves and storage
- Restricting access
- Lorry Banksman
- Gas safety
- The dangers of electric car batteries
- Electric Cars and accidents
- Cable protectors
- Balcony and barrier safety
- Power cables and batteries
- The Importance of Fire Safety
- Fire Causes, Prevention, Training and Alarms
- Emergency Fire Equipment and Response Actions
- Fire Warden and Fire Marshals
- Discussing Health and Safety
- Major Incident Planning
- HSE Inspections
- Summary of Health and Safety
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The HSE reports that 1.9 million workers suffered from work-related ill health in the last year. This includes both new conditions and long-standing issues linked directly to work. Of these, 1.0 million people were affected specifically by stress, depression, or anxiety, reinforcing how significant mental health challenges have become in the modern workplace. Musculoskeletal disorders also remain a major problem. Around 0.5 million workers experienced a work-related musculoskeletal disorder in 2024/25, covering issues affecting the back, limbs, neck, and joints, often caused by manual handling, repetitive work, or poor ergonomics. When we look at the financial picture, the cost is substantial. New cases of work-related ill health in 2023/24 cost an estimated £16.4 billion, and workplace injuries cost £6.5 billion. Combined, the total cost of workplace injury and new cases of ill health reached £22.9 billion. Injury statistics also highlight the human impact. Around 0.7 million workers sustained a non-fatal workplace injury last year based on Labour Force Survey estimates. Employers reported 59,219 non-fatal injuries under RIDDOR, and tragically, 124 workers were killed in work-related accidents. The effect on productivity and businesses is also clear. A total of 40.1 million working days were lost in 2024/25 due to work-related ill health and non-fatal injury. This includes sickness absence, recovery periods, and long-term health-related time away from work. Long-term occupational disease continues to have a devastating impact. Each year, the HSE estimates that 11,000 deaths are linked to past workplace exposures—mainly chemicals and dust. In 2023 alone, there were 2,218 deaths linked to asbestos, with a similar number of lung cancer deaths also linked to asbestos exposure. These headline figures show the scale of the challenge facing employers, workers, and the health and safety community. They reinforce the importance of prevention, strong safety management, early intervention, and a continued commitment to protecting the health and well-being of Britain’s workforce.
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