Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• The Occupational Health and Safety Awareness course will help participants in: • Identifying common hazards and unsafe practices found in workplaces and knowing the appropriate preventative and protective measures to be taken.• Advise on appropriate action to minimize the risk of fire in the workplace and assist in the development of procedures to deal with fires.• Identify the agents and work situations likely to be detrimental to health and describe how health hazards at work may be controlled.• Assist in the preparation and regular review of health and Safety policy.• Use proactive and reactive strategies to assess the risk of accidents and ill health• Suggest appropriate changes to work systems and environments which will lead to improvements in health, safety and welfare.• Describe the effects of human and organizational factors on health and safety.

Outcomes

The participants will be able to Know the following hazards and risk controls:1. Workplace hazards and risk control2. Transport hazards and risk control3. Musculoskeletal hazards and risk control4. Work equipment hazards and risk control5. Electrical safety6. Fire safety7. Chemical and biological health hazards and risk control8. Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control

Course Contents

• Identifying common hazards and unsafe practices found in workplaces and knowing the appropriate preventative and protective measures to be taken.• Advise on appropriate action to minimize the risk of fire in the workplace and assist in the development of procedures to deal with fires.• Identify the agents and work situations likely to be detrimental to health and describe how health hazards at work may be controlled.• Assist in the preparation and regular review of health and Safety policy.• Use proactive and reactive strategies to assess the risk of accidents and ill health• Suggest appropriate changes to work systems and environments which will lead to improvements in health, safety and welfare.• Describe the affects of human and organizational factors on health and safety.• Specify the health and safety training needs of persons at work.• Describe the types and forms of health and safety information to be displayed in the workplace.• Identify sources of guidance and advi