As part of this course, you’ll:

• Understand health and safety as an integral part of any organisation
• Learn how to establish and maintain a safe working environment for everyone
• Develop your knowledge of how different organisations use varying levels of safety procedures and understand how to assess their impact on a company
• Investigate organisations in their entirety and gain a broad knowledge of other departments such as marketing, sales and human resources 
• Explore how departments across a business are affected by health and safety procedures and processes
• Enhance your understanding of the technical and human aspects of health and safety and the causes of problems, whether machine malfunctions or human misjudgements

 

Learn from case studies

You’ll use case studies to enhance your learning and understand errors in the implementation and maintenance of health and safety. You’ll be able to identify the cause of mistakes and the preventative measures that should have been put in place. You’ll study a range of examples that could include:

• Dealing with harmful substances within a chemical facility
• Exposed wires and trip hazards in a busy office
• Safety measures for maintenance work on rail tracks