The British Safety Council has launched an e-learning version of its well-established ‘IOSH Working Safely’ course – ‘designed to provide people at any level, in any sector, with a sound grounding in the essentials of health and safety’.
Delivered via the internet, the course covers areas including personal responsibilities for working safely; identifying common hazards at work; an organisation’s responsibilities for protecting workers and others from harm; basic risk assessment principles; basic risk controls for different situations; and the importance of reporting incidents and ‘near misses’. Also covered are preventing pollution and minimising waste, meaning that health and safety and environmental basics are covered in a single course, accessible online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. John Phillips, BSC director of qualifications and standards, said: “This new course provides a vital understanding of the basics of health and safety and environmental management, and helps support a positive safety culture. It has been approved by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the world’s biggest professional health and safety body.” Delegates who finish the course and go on to successfully complete an online multi-choice assessment and online hazard spotting exercises will receive a certificate from IOSH.
