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• Hazards and Controls Associated with the Working Environment - Health and Safety 10
  

  Hazards and Controls Associated with the Working Environment - Health and Safety 10

  This course will help you to identify the common welfare and work environment requirements, hazards and controls in the workplace and also the hazards to pedestrians in the workplace and the appropriate control measures. It will also cover the common psycho-social hazards which may be encountered in the workplace, the persons affected and control measures as well as the health effects associated with exposure to noise and vibration and the appropriate control measures. Also covered are the requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace.

  
  

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  This Course is Aimed at
  Anyone who needs to understand the principles of health and safety as part of their job. The typical people who would benefit from this course include: Team leaders and supervisors, HR professionals, facilities managers, those working with young people in a training environment.
  Overview
  This course is a stand-alone elearning module and forms part of a 10 module set that make up the Health and Safety at Work Suite. It will help you to identify the common welfare and work environment requirements, hazards and controls in the workplace and also the hazards to pedestrians in the workplace and the appropriate control measures. It will also cover the common psycho-social hazards which may be encountered in the workplace, the persons affected and control measures as well as the health effects associated with exposure to noise and vibration and the appropriate control measures. Also covered are the requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace. The modules are: Health and Safety 1 - Foundations of Health and Safety Health and Safety 2 - Responsibility for Health and Safety Health and Safety 3 - Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Control Health and Safety 4 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Work Equipment Health and Safety 5 - Transport Safety Health and Safety 6 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Working with Electricity Health and Safety 7 - Fire Safety Health and Safety 8 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Manual Handling and Repetitive Movement  Health and Safety 9 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Hazardous Substances    Health and Safety 10 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Working Environment
  Programme Content and Key Areas
  Welfare and work environmental issues: The need for the supply of drinking water, washing facilities, sanitary conveniences, accommodation for clothing, rest and eating facilities, seating, ventilation, heating and lighting The effects of exposure to extremes of temperature and associated control measures Smoking - effects and control measures Hazards and controls for pedestrians: Typical hazards to pedestrians causing: Slips, trips and falls on the same level, falls from a height, striking by moving, flying or falling objects, collision with fixed or stationary objects Control measures for pedestrian hazards: Slip resistant surfaces, spillage control and drainage, designated walkways, fencing and guarding, use of signs and personal protective equipment, information, instruction, training and supervision Maintenance of a safe workplace, cleaning and housekeeping requirements, access and egress, environmental considerations (e.g. lighting, noise and dust) Psycho-social issues: Work-related violence - persons affected, control measures Work-related stress - symptoms, control measures Substance misuse - signs, persons affected, control measures The health effects and controls associated with noise and vibration: The effects on hearing of exposure to noise The effects on the body of exposure to vibration Basic noise control techniques and the purpose, application and limitations of personal hearing protection Basic vibration control techniques and the purpose, application and limitations of personal protection Health surveillance First aid requirements in the workplace: The role of first aid Types of first aid training First aid equipment and facilities The factors affecting provision of first-aid: shift work and geographical locations, information to workers and others on availability of first aid provision
  Learning Outcomes
  On completion of this module, participants should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to: Identify the common welfare and work environment requirements, hazards and controls in the workplace Identify the hazards to pedestrians in the workplace and the appropriate control measures Identify the common psycho-social hazards which may be encountered in the workplace, the persons affected and control measures Identify the health effects associated with exposure to noise and vibration and the appropriate control measures Identify the requirements for, and effective provision of, first aid in the workplace Technical Requirements Category Specification KreateIT version 4.9 Minimum screen resolution 1024x768 Supported operating systems Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7,OSx10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) Supported Windows Browsers on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 IE 7, 8, 9 Chrome 17.0 Firefox 11 Safari 5.1.2 Supported Browsers on Mac OS x 10.6.8. (Snow Leopard) only Firefox 11 Safari 5.1.2 Adobe Flash Version 8 and upwards Other software requirements Adobe Acrobat Reader Browser set up requirements Browsers need to be set up to support JavaScriptand have plug-ins enabled
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