health & Safety in catering

After completing the course, the learner will:

• Understand the costs of poor health and safety and the benefits of good health and safety.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare within the workplace.
• Understand the general requirements of H & S law.
• Understand how risk assessments are carried out and how they can improve health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
• Recognise common hazards in a workplace and understand common risk controls.
• Understand the common causes of workplace accidents and the range of actions that may be required after an incident.
• Understand the arrangements necessary to provide appropriate first aid treatment and deal with emergencies in the workplace.
• Understand the need to record and where necessary report accidents and incidents and wider actions to be taken

Modules included:

• The Need for Good Standards of Health, Safety and Welfare
• An Introduction to Health, Safety and Welfare Law
• Risk Assessment
• Fire Safety
• Electrical Safety
• Gas Safety
• Chemical Safety & Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
• Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
• First Aid and Accident Reporting
• Stress, Lone Working and Violence at Work
• Work Equipment and including Pressure Systems
• Ergonomics
• Manual Handling
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Working at Height
• Noise & Vibration