Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Comprehending the workplace legislation
- Overview of health, safety, and workplace legislation.
- Compliance, the role of the facilities manager, and who is accountable?
- Breakout session to discuss where we are now and to highlight issues of concern.
- Applying required policies and procedures.
- Developing and implementation/review of the safety policy.
- Communicating with users, clients and contractors.
- Health and safety manual.
- ‘Selling’ health and safety.
Key legislation – a practical working guide
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
- Electricity at Work Regulations.
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations.
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
- Asbestos Regulations.
- Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
- Work Equipment Regulations.
- Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
Controlling contractors
- Comprehending the Regulations.
- Assessing contractors.
- Understanding and setting accountability.
- Why a method statement?
- How to apply a permit to work system.
- Safe systems of work.
Risk assessment
- Comprehending your hazards.
- Identifying specialist areas.
- How to undertake these assessments.
- Implementation of sound systems and processes.
Keeping the work environment safe
- Sick building syndrome and legionella.
- Waste management.
- Pest control.
- Provisions for first aid.
- Accident reporting and investigation
Fire safety
- Understanding the Regulations
- Fire certificates
- The fire risk assessment
- Testing fire-fighting equipment?
- Emergency procedures
Ergonomics programme
- Ergonomics – important or irrelevant?
- Are you complying with HSE regulations?
- Furniture and equipment
- Display screen equipment assessments
- Homeworking – your concern or not?
Inspecting and auditing
- Role of Health and Safety Executive Inspectors – ‘be prepared’
- FM role
- Staff/trade union involvement
- Independent audits
- Records and reports
- Communicating the results
