Course Details: 

Date: Thursday 21st May

Time: 2.00pm to 5pm

Venue: Cavan Innovation & Technology Centre, Dublin Road, Cavan, H12 R6D6

Course content:

• Introduction

• Safety Legislation

• Safety Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005

• Definitions
• Duties of the Employer, Employee, 
• Information for Employees
• Instruction, training, and supervision of Employees
• Emergencies and Serious or Imminent Danger
• Duties of Employer to Persons other than Employees
• Managing Safety
• Consultation

• General Application Regulations 2007

• Emergency Routes and Exits
• Sensitive Risk Groups Protection of Children and Young Persons
• Protection of Pregnant, Post Natal and Breastfeeding Employees
• First-Aid
• Reporting of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences

• Safety Statement preparing and implementing

• Risk Assessment

• Hazard Identification

• Risk Control

• Sources of safety and health information

Participants will leave with a clear knowledge of their legal duties, the legal contents of a  safety-statement and how to draft one and the confidence to carry out and document robust risk assessments.