Safety Representatives and Committees
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Safety Representatives and Committees

Course Content:
- The Law
- Duties of the employer and employees
- Legal background – the requirements of the Regulations and association to the other pieces of Legislation
- Safety Representatives and Safety Committees
- The role and functions of the safety representative
- The requirements to provide and the provisions to be made for safety representatives
- What is consultation and the methods and means to do so
- Duties to consult
- How we communicate and the various methods
- The role and functions of a safety committee
- What makes committees effective and ineffective
- Benefits of consultation
- Other Key Requirements
- Understanding the risk assessment process
- Workplace and welfare provisions
- Accidents, near misses, their common causes and costs
- Reportable accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences
- Basics of chemicals, first aid and fire precautions
- Overview of display screen equipment, manual handling, work equipment and personal protective equipment

Duration:
Half Day

Suitable For:
This course is designed for all safety representatives and union representatives, health and safety officers and committee members. It is a good starting course to highlight health and safety management with the main message of communicating and building the right culture.

Objectives:
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Understand the key pieces of legislation governing safety committees, the duties to consult and the role of the safety representatives
- Understand how other activities and areas of health and safety link into the safety representative role
- Create an awareness and understanding of the functions and duties of the safety representatives role
- Establish the role of the health and safety committee
- Understand and be able to perform the functions of a safety representative 

Amarna Associates are part of the Paramount Health and Safety Group
 
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Duration0.5 days
 
£220
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