Training

Training is an important element in effectively managing health, safety and fire, which is why the need to provide adequate training is written into health, safety and fire law. In addition to providing general training, certain regulations require that specific training is given.

Sah Sen can provide a broad range of health and safety courses and fire safety training. These may be standard, or bespoke to your company and can be delivered in-house or at a nearby training venue.

Sah Sen is accredited to deliver IOSH Managing Safely courses. Again, these can be delivered at your site where you have more than 4 people seeking to complete the course, or you can attend one of my open courses (see below).

Regardless of the subject or venue, I know that dull training is no training – if the learning isn’t relevant or doesn’t stick, the outcome is a waste of time and money. I deliver carefully chosen and designed material in an engaging way, to make sure topics that can be technical and dull in the wrong hands are interesting and memorable.

The list below outlines the main training I deliver but it is not an exhaustive list. Please contact me directly to discuss your training requirements.

• Introduction to health and safety
• Director & Senior Management training - from a one hour session through to a half or full-day course
• Effective health and safety leadership training
• Health and safety culture training
• Behavioural safety training
• Risk assessment training
• Contractor management training
• Lone working training
• Stress management training
• Asbestos awareness training
• COSHH training
• Topic specific e.g. slip & trips, manual handling, PUWER
• Fire warden training
• Introduction to health and safety
• Accident investigation training
• Human factors training

Open Courses

All of the following open courses will be held at The Monks Yard at Horton Cross, just off the A358 Taunton Road. There are a limited number of places on each course, so please book early. Please contact me directly to book on any of these courses.

Asbestos Awareness Training

The use of asbestos was not banned completely until 1999, that means that any building built before 2000 may have asbestos present. Any worker liable to disturb asbestos while performing their normal everyday work has to receive suitable training as required under Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. You will need awareness training so you know how to avoid the risks and how to protect yourself. Any worker that is liable to disturb the fabric of a building should receive, as a minimum, asbestos awareness training. This includes all maintenance and building related trades such as caretakers, roofers, plumbers, plasterers, fire alarm and telecommunication engineers.

The asbestos awareness training is a half-day training session and will include:

• The properties of asbestos and its effects on health
• The types, uses and likely occurrence of asbestos and asbestos materials in buildings and plant
• The general procedures to deal with an emergency, e.g. an uncontrolled release of asbestos dust into the workplace
• How to avoid the risk of exposure to asbestos

Every delegate that completes the course will receive a certificate as confirmation of attending.

Dates for Asbestos Awareness Training:

• 29th March 2012 from 0930 - 1230.

The cost per delegate for the asbestos awareness course is now £45. There are a limited number of places on each course, so please book early.

Tea and coffee will be provided upon arrival.

IOSH Managing Safely

Managing Safely is a 4 day course for managers and supervisors. It is not designed to turn you into a health and safety expert - but it will give you the knowledge and tools you need to tackle the health and safety issues you are responsible for. Importantly, it explains why health and safety is essential part of your role and how good health and safety will bring wider benefits to your business.

IOSH Managing safely is a nationally recognised and respected certificated training course, designed and quality controlled by the Chartered body for health and safety professionals (IOSH). It is a practical programme, full of step-by-step guidance, delivered in an innovative and engaging way. The course covers:

• Introducing managing safely
• Identifying hazards
• Assessing risks
• Controlling risks
• Understanding your responsibilities
• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Measuring performance
• Protecting the environment

At the conclusion of the course, delegates are required to undertake a multi-format assessment and a short workplace based practical project. Delegates must complete their project and return it to me within 14 days of the course completion. Delegates who successfully complete the assessments are awarded the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate (don't worry, the assessment and project are not designed to trip you up and you have plenty of practice on both elements during the course. I also have a 100% pass rate.)

Introduction to Health and Safety

Good health and safety is good for business. Yes, there are legal requirements you have to comply with, but it’s also about protecting your business's most expensive and most valuable asset - your staff. This one-day course is designed for staff at all levels, who are new to health and safety. You will be introduced to the UK's health and safety system, both its background and the current legal framework. You will gain an insight into the key health and safety topics you ought to be thinking about in your business and learn about roles and responsibilities. Importantly and uniquely, you'll also be given hints and tips to help you stay out of trouble with the authorities (as an ex-enforcement officer, I can share my experiences of the common mistakes businesses made, as well as some of the myths about health and safety which can cost businesses unnecessarily).

The main topics covered will include:

• Introduction to health and safety - the background and the law
• Roles and responsibilities and benefits of good health and safety
• Introduction to risk assessment and accident investigation
• Reviewing some common workplace hazards and what you ought to be doing
• The other stuff that often gets overlooked e.g. control of contractors and fire safety

Every delegate that completes the course will receive a certificate as confirmation of attending.