Driver Safety At Work

This course cover Health and Safety in the logistics environment, Manual Handling and working at height. Slips, trips and falls. The correct use of personal protective equipment. Weights and weighbridges.

COURSE AIMS

This module aims to ensure that you have a working understanding of the:

• Health and Safety legislation in the logistics environment
• Risk assessment procedures
• Dangers of a near miss and accident reporting procedures
• Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
• Personal Protective Equipment and its correct use
• Avoiding injury when manual handling
• Fire prevention
• Dangers within the work place
• Basic knowledge of first aid
• Hazards while driving and while operating equipment

COURSE CONTENT

• Managing health and safety accidents at work
• Risk assessment procedures
• Accident and near miss philosophy
• Control of substances hazardous to health
• Workplace injuries
• Manual handling
• Work equipment
• Fire prevention
• The workplace
• First aid
• Health at work
• Display screen equipment
• Driving hazards

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this module you should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety legislation in the transport environment
• Understand the risk assessment process
• Understand the dangers of a near miss and the importance of reporting health and safety issues
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the regulations governing the handling of dangerous goods
• Understand the use of PPE
• Understand correct manual handling techniques
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of fire prevention
• Demonstrate an understanding of the dangers in the workplace
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of first aid
• Demonstrate an understanding of hazards when operating equipment