Level 1 Health & Safety for Retail

Course Introduction

This 1/2 day qualification focuses on the importance of maintaining health and safety and ensuring that employee actions reduce risks in the workplace. Candidates will gain a sound first level understanding of all aspects of health and safety including legislation, fire procedures, chemical safety, manual handling and personal protective equipment. Ideal as an introduction to general health and safety for any environment.

Persons gaining this qualification will know that Health and Safety is the responsibility of everyone within a business, including contractors, visitors and suppliers. Syllabus areas are regarded by the Health and
Safety Executive as being important to maintaining safe working procedures in the workplace.

This course serves as an introduction and is designed to outline key points required for health & safety for the retail environment.

Course Benefits

Students will benefit from the training by:

• Receiving a nationally recognised and approved qualification
  
• Receive subject specific knowledge relating to health and safety in retail
  
• Learn skills which can be used at home, work and and hobbies
  
• Delivered by experienced and qualified Health & Safety instructors
  
• Receive a comprehensive Health & Safety guide to take home
  
• Learn a comprehensive variety of skills and knowledge
  
• Develop confidence
  
• Develop critical thinking
  
• Be able to work safely

Related Courses

Level 2 COSHH, Level 1 Health & Safety in Catering, Level 1 Health & Safety in the Workplace, Level 1 Health & Safety for Manufacturing, Level 1 Health & Safety Carers.

Course Aim

The aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to work in a safe manner and obtain a nationally recognised qualification.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the role of health & safety in the workplace
  
• Examine & discuss workplace health, safety and welfare
  
• Examine & define the role of health and safety law
  
• Define the role of a risk assessment
  
• Discuss how to prevent accidents
  
• Discuss work equipment
  
• Define workplace electricity safety
  
• Define workplace fire safety
  
• Examine & discuss staff occupational health
  
• Examine & discuss substances hazardous to health
  
• Define noise
  
• Demonstrate correct procedures for manual handling and ergonomics
  
• Examine and define the role of Personal Protective Equipment
  
• Define workplace first aid requirements

Course Content

• Legal Responsibilities
  
• Accidents
  
• Slips, trips and falls
  
• Protective Clothing
  
• Fire
  
• Electricity
  
• Manual Handling
  
• Work at Height
  
• Work Equipment
  
• Workplace and Welfare
  
• Safety Signs
  
• COSHH
  
• First Aid
  
• Display Screen Equipment

Assessment

This is a single unit qualification, assessed by a 15 question multiple-choice examination. Successful candidates must achieve a score of at least 10 out of 15.

Certificate

Level 1 Award in Health & Safety in Retail.

Time Table

Pricing

• HABC Cert £40pp or
• £360 (Group up to 12) Crown Cert £30pp or
• £300(Group up to 12)