Why is Health and Safety Training Important?

Occupational accidents-

• Kill over 300 people are every year

• Injure over 1 million people every year

• Cause over 2 million people to work related suffer illnesses

 Preventing accidents and ill health caused by work should always be a major priority for all companies and employees. Management can only benefit from having a skilled and competent workforce.

Providing Health and Safety training and information can help a company-

• Ensure that employees are not injured or made ill by the work they do.

• Encourage employees to think safety first at all times and make safety awareness second nature to everyone.

• Identify ways of improving health and safety management.

• Ensure that you meet your legal duties to protect the health and safety of all employees.

By providing effective training you can-

• Contribute to employee competence in health and safety.

• Help avoid the distress that can be caused by work caused accidents and illness.

• Help avoid the financial costs of accidents and occupational ill health not covered by insurance policies.

• Reduce costs related to damaged products, lost production and damaged plant and buildings.

The health and safety at work act requires that you provide whatever information, instruction and training is needed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of your employees.

Who needs Health and Safety Training?

 

Employers do Whether you are an employer or are self employed it is essential that you are up to date with methods of identifying potential risks and hazards at work. It is important also to know where you can obtain help about safety issues, and consultation with employees about safety issues. If you are uncertain about any of these factors then you could benefit from some training.

 

Managers and Supervisors do Managers and supervisors need to know exactly what you expect from them in terms of health and safety. They need to understand your health and safety policy and where they fit into the system and how health and safety is managed in the company. They may also need specific training in the specific hazards connected to your processes and environment.

 

Employees do Anybody who works for you including self employed people need to know how to work safely without risks to themselves or others, they also need to be aware of your health and safety policy and there part in implementing it. hey also need to be aware of the procedures for raising safety concerns that they may have.

Particular attention should be taken to new recruits who will need basic induction training on basic work safety plus specific training on company procedures for First Aid and Fire procedures. Young employees are also at risk from work place accidents and their training should be a priority. It is also important that a good level of supervision is in place initially for inexperienced staff.

 

Your training needs should be identified by your company risk assessments.

Eldon Training Services can help take the worry out of meeting your health and safety training requirements. We can offer a complete advisory and training service tailor made to your companies requirements.

For details of how we can help you fulfill you obligations call us on 01536 517889