Course Content

• Course Introduction
  • Course introduction
  • Why do you need this training and what risks are you exposed to?
• Health & Safety
• Display Screen Equipment - DSE
  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations and guidance
  • Workstations
  • The importance of DSE
  • Musculoskeletal disorders - MSD's
  • Upper and Lower Limb Disorders
  • Back Pain
  • Eye strain
  • Mobile devices
• Manual Handling
  • Why Manual Handling is Important
  • Manual handling guidelines
  • Assessing the Individual Move
  • Back and spinal injuries
  • Slips, Trips and Falls
  • Injuries and RSI
  • Lifting an inanimate object
  • Odd-Shaped Objects
  • Pushing and Pulling
  • Team Lifting
• Fire Safety
  • The Fire Triangle
  • Sources of Ignition
  • Arson
  • Fire Prevention
  • Good Housekeeping
  • Training and Staff Awareness
  • Dangers of Smoke
  • Types of Fire Alarm
  • Fire Equipment
  • Calling the Fire Service
  • Fire Extinguishers and fire alarm points
  • Fire Doors
  • Fire Warden and Fire Marshals
  • What is an evacuation chair
  • Types of people who need an evacuation chair
  • Overview of the evacuation chair
  • Using the chair
• Lone Working
  • What is lone working
  • Know Your Workplace Policies
  • Working Alone
  • Lone Worker Emergency Plan and Risk Assessment
  • Personal safety tips for lone workers
  • Understand the difference between aggression, assertiveness and passive
  • Dealing with aggression
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Recognising danger signs
  • What problems affect lone workers
  • Driving and Travelling Alone
  • Defusing potentially dangerous situations
• Risk Assessment
  • What is a risk assessment and why do we need them?
  • How And Why Risk Assessments Reduce Accidents
  • What is a hazard
  • What causes accidents?
  • The 5 stages of the Risk Assessment
  • Assessing Risks - High and Low risks
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Ensuring Risks Stay Controlled
• Risk Areas in Security
  • Internal and External Partols
  • Loading Bays and Car Parks
  • Reception Duties
  • Power Outage
  • Events
  • Contractor Security
  • Secure Areas
• Security Focus Talks
  • Security Focus Talks - How this section works
• Course Summary
  • Course summary