Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace

The Advanced Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is designed to provide those in managerial and supervisory positions the appropriate knowledge and understanding of health and safety issues.

Successful completion of this course will provide trainers with a qualification which meets one of the Institution's criteria for tutors seeking approval to run the Basic Health and Safety Certificate course

Course Structure

The course runs for five days followed by a half day for the examination. Candidates must be prepared to undertake assignments in their own time which will form part of the course assessment.

Assessment

Candidates are assessed on the basis of two course assignments and a three-hour written paper. The final pass mark is 60%. Those who gain a mark of 80% or more are awarded a credit certificate.

Course Programme

This advanced health and safety course covers the following topics:-

• Workplace Safety - Facilities for a healthy working environment, Electricity at work, Selection of work equipment, Fire safety, First Aid provisions.
• Occupational Health & Hygiene - Design of work premises, Toxicity and categories of health hazards, Environmental and Occupational health monitoring, Control measures, Noise at Work, Radiation control, Stress, Occupational health initiatives.
• Safe Systems - Development and implementation, The importance of human factors, Manual Handling, Work Equipment, Hazardous Substances, The identification and control of repetitive strain injuries, Emergency procedures.
• Techniques of Safety Management - Health & Safety Policies implementation and review, Techniques and functions of risk assessments, Accident procedures and investigations, Quality management and documentation.
• Education and Training - Development and benefits of effective training programmes.
• Legislation - The legal status and relationship between Acts of Parliament, Regulations, Codes of Practice, EC Directives, Case Law and Guidance Notes, The general duties imposed on all those who are responsible or affected by the workplace, The legal system, Enforcement Officers and Penalties, Competent persons and Safety Representatives.

The advanced health and safety course can be conducted in-house throughout the UK at discounted prices, open courses are held in East Anglia.

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