Health and Safety

Course content?

• Manual Handling • Working at height • The consequences of failing to complete risk assessments • Knowledge and skills • Personal responsibility • What about electrical safety • Impact of your behaviour on other office safety users

Who or why you should attend

• everyone who has a responsibility for their safety and the safety of others working in the office will gain the knowledge to make the office a safer environment • Avoid the hazards by removing them before they become an issues

Course Overview

The office environment holds many hazards that many of us are unaware of, many of these issues can cause serious injury if we don’t understand the problems associated with the office we work in.

Course content?

This course is designed to ensure the attendee can training other employees in the correct use of a VDU Our Display Screen Equipment Assessor Training Course provides delegates with an understanding of the legal framework and underpinning of ergonomic principles of DSE (Display Screen Equipment).

Who or why you should attend

This course is ideal for anyone with line managementresponsibilities, those who have been appointed as DSE Assessors or those delivering inductions.

Course Overview

The course provides a range of practical guidance to DSE assesors including adopting a good posture, eye test requirements, workstation layout, ergonomics, identification & reporting of issues, screen adjustment, breaks and changes of activity.

Course content?

Daily checks – Battery maintenance – safe operating procedures –operators Code of Practice – stacking and de-stacking – working in racking – Battery safety – Battery charging – daily check documentation.

Who or why you should attend

Anyone needing to operate an Electric pallet truck within their workplace.

Course Overview

The aim of this course is to enable a complete novice driver to operate the electric pallet truck to an industry recognised safe standard.

Course content?

The course is divided into three sections – initial presentations and explanation of non-technical theory, the hands on tour of your warehouse whereby a SEMA racking inspection will take place, and a follow up discussion. The topics covered teach your staff to appreciate everything they need to ensure the safety and longevity of your racking system, including: • Identifying key components of the system • Recognising damage • How to report damage • The importance of signage • How to prevent damage from occurring The course only takes half a working day, so if you want to offer safety awareness training to a large group of individuals, you can easily fit two sessions into one day.

Course Overview

Our Rack Safety Awareness Course is a half- day session that teaches your staff everything they need to know about how to properly maintain their warehouse pallet racking system, for safer usage and a longer lifespan. Best of all, one of our SEMA approved racking engineers will come to your premises to lead the course.

Course content?

Daily checks – Battery maintenance – safe operating procedures – forklift operators Code of Practice – stacking and de-stacking – working in racking – Unloading and loading of vehicles – Battery safety – Battery charging – daily check documentation.

Who or why you should attend

Anyone needing to operate a Narrow Aisle forklift truck within their workplace

Course Overview

The aim of this course is to enable a complete novice driver to be enable by the end of the course to operate the forklift truck to a industry recognised safety standard

Course content?

The aim of this course is to enable a complete novice driver to operate the forklift truck to an industry recognised safety standard.

Who or why you should attend

Anyone needing to operate a Reach forklift truck within their workplace.

Course Overview

Delegates who complete the training should be able to handle a forklift in a safe manner with full adherence to health and safety requirements This three – 5-day course, aimed at employees who need to be fully qualified forklift operators will ensure the operators have the knowledge to perform the task in line with all the current safety guidelines.

Course content?

Daily checks – Battery maintenance – safe operating procedures – forklift operators Code of Practice – stacking and de-stacking – working in racking

Who or why you should attend

Anyone needing to operate a counterbalance forklift truck within their workplace

Course Overview

The aim of this course is to enable a complete novice driver to be enabled by the end of the course to operate the forklift to an industry recognized safety standard

Course content?

Aims The course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge and skills required to safely operate industrial forklift trucks Syllabus * Operators safety code * Operating practice * Inspection and maintenance * Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) * Bulk stack building * Vehicle loading * Accident prevention * Principles of lifting * Road licencing of trucks * Hydraulics - controls and their operation * Practical and Theoretical assessment tests

Who or why you should attend

Forklift Drivers

Course Overview

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Section 2 requires that employers ensure “safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances”. PUWER Regulation 9 requires employers to provide refresher training as and when necessary

Course content?

• Aims & Objectives • Introductions • Legislation and regulations affecting work at height • Product standards and classifications for ladders • Product standards and classifications for stepladders • Hazards affecting the use of ladders and stepladders • Assessing Risks • Standards & Classifications • Planning & Organising, Selecting & Using – STEP • Storage, Handling & Maintenance • Theory Test & Practical Assessments • Improving safety performance • Protecting our environment