This training programme has been designed to provide essential knowledge and understanding f health and safety for employees working in any sector of business, whether manufacturing, commerce, public sector or the service industries. Good health and safety standards rely on employers and employees working together to reduce risks and prevent accidents and ill health arising from work activities.
Employers have a responsibility to provide safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as safe systems and methods for workplace activities. An essential element of your safe system is the knowledge and attitude of employees, and this demands proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as specific training for individual tasks.
The UK Chartered Institute of Environmental Health launched its Basic Health and Safety Certificate in 1987 and in 1988 the successful format was developed further to provide a more flexible training solution. The Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace represents a foundation of knowledge required by everyone.