TOP 10 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COURSES IN EDINBURGH, UK - PAGE 5

Intended for all personnel this course provides an effective appreciation of the requirements of controlling hazardous substances in the workplace.

The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is a chartered body which provides employees at every level of an organisation with the skills and know-how they need to carry out their workplace duties safely.

To give all delegates an understanding of the causes of accidents in the workplace and the action that is required both in the long and short term to minimise the effects of such accidents/incidents.

To improve the health and safety knowledge and understanding of office based workers, with the aim of eliminating accidents and improving working conditions for all.

To give managers, supervisors, and all personnel involved in manual handling risk assessment the necessary skills to successfully assess and complete such assessments.

The overall aim of this course is to develop in trainees an understanding of scaffold components, forms of construction and inspection procedures of basic access scaffolds and to comply with current codes of practice and legislation.

The Forklift Basic Course is designed for operators who have little or no experience using a forklift truck. This course will provide suitable and sufficient understanding of current relevant legislation, best practice and safe use of forklift trucks.

The Loading, Slinging and Banksman course provides information on the safe use and correct use of lifting equipment and accessories and best practice to promote a safe environment for persons involved.

You will learn all the key regulations that you will find in day to day installations, as well as understand how to reference your regs book for the more obscure ones.

The aims and objectives of the Basic H2S Training are to ensure that the delegate gains the required knowledge and understanding of the particular hazards and properties of H2S, and appropriate emergency response actions to take should a H2S related incident arise.