Health and Safety Training
Learn how health and safety works in your workplace, what your employer must do, and what is expected of you.
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Health and Safety Training
Every workplace has hazards, from a wet floor to a chemical in the cleaning cupboard. The law puts duties on your employer to keep you safe and duties on you to take reasonable care. Knowing both helps you spot problems early and act on them.
This course gives you a clear, practical grounding in health and safety at work. You learn how risk assessment works, how hazardous substances are controlled and which accidents must be reported. You finish with a CPD certificate issued by Lift College and a free refresher when your date comes round.
- Explain the main duties of employers and employees under health and safety law
- Identify common workplace hazards and the risks they create
- Describe how a risk assessment works and your part in it
- Follow safe working practices and use control measures properly
- Recognise hazardous substances and read safety information about them
- Know which accidents, injuries and incidents must be reported
- Report hazards and concerns through the right channels
6 short modules, 1.5 hours in total.
Why health and safety matters
The cost of accidents and ill health at work, and how good habits prevent them. Key terms such as hazard, risk and control.
Knowledge checkDuties under the law
What the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 expects of employers and employees. Why co-operating with your employer matters.
Knowledge checkHazards and risk assessment
How employers assess risks and decide on controls. How you can help by following controls and speaking up about new hazards.
Knowledge checkCommon workplace hazards
Slips and trips, manual handling, work equipment, electricity, fire and display screens. Simple steps that reduce the risk.
Knowledge checkHazardous substances (COSHH)
How hazardous substances are identified, labelled and controlled. Reading safety data sheets and using protective equipment.
Knowledge checkAccidents and reporting (RIDDOR)
What to do after an accident or near miss. Which injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences must be reported.
Knowledge checkFinal test and your certificate
Multiple choice, 80% to pass, unlimited attempts. Your CPD certificate is issued by Lift College the day you pass.
This course is for you if
- You are starting a new job and your induction includes health and safety
- You work in an office, shop, warehouse, school, care setting or on site
- You are a team leader or supervisor who needs a clear refresh of the basics
- Your employer has asked you to complete health and safety training
- You want to log CPD hours that cover workplace safety
Your CPD certificate, issued the day you pass.
Your certificate records that you completed Health and Safety Training with Lift College. It shows 1.5 hours of learning, your completion date and a recommended refresh date.
- One price, £19.99. One payment, one learner, no subscription.
- Short modules with a knowledge check after each one and a final test. Instant results.
- 80% to pass, with unlimited free retakes.
- A CPD certificate issued by Lift College as a PDF the same day you pass, with a unique number and a verification link.
- Access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy.
- A free refresher when your recommended refresh date arrives. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
CPD certificate
liftcollege.co.uk/verify/LC-CPD-000000The law this course supports
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Section 2 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of employees, including information, instruction, training and supervision. Section 7 requires employees to take reasonable care and co-operate with their employer.
Read the legislation →Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Employers must assess risks to employees (regulation 3). They must give adequate health and safety training when people start and when risks increase (regulation 13).
Read the legislation →Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
Certain work-related injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences must be reported to the enforcing authority. This includes specified injuries and injuries that keep a worker off normal work for more than seven consecutive days.
Read the legislation →Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
Employers must assess and control exposure to hazardous substances. Anyone liable to be exposed must receive suitable and sufficient information, instruction and training.
Read the legislation →£19.99. Pay once, nothing added.
One payment for one learner. You keep access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days and we refund you in full.
- PaySecure card payment, one time only.
- Sign inYour learner account is ready straight away.
- StartBegin module 1 the same minute.
Free refresher when it is due
We recommend a refresh every 3 years. We email you 30 days before, and from the refresh date you can retake the latest version free and download a new certificate.
Questions about Health and Safety Training
Is health and safety training a legal requirement?
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires employers to provide the information, instruction, training and supervision needed to keep employees safe. Your employer decides what training you need. This course covers the core knowledge every worker should have.
Is online health and safety training valid?
Your employer decides what training you need and how it is delivered. This course covers what the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 expects workers to know, and your certificate records your learning hours.
How often should health and safety training be refreshed?
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 say training should be repeated periodically where appropriate and updated when risks change. Lift College recommends refreshing this course every 3 years, and the refresher is free.
What are my own health and safety responsibilities?
Under section 7 of the Act, you must take reasonable care of yourself and of others affected by your work. You must also co-operate with your employer on health and safety.
What does RIDDOR mean?
RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013. They set out which work-related incidents must be reported to the enforcing authority.
How long do I keep access?
You keep your access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy. Your certificate PDF is yours to keep.
What is the free refresher?
Lift College recommends refreshing this course every 3 years. When your date comes round, you can retake the latest version free and get a new certificate. We email you 30 days before.
Does it count towards my CPD?
Yes. The course is 1.5 hours of learning, shown on your CPD certificate issued by Lift College, so you can log the hours in your CPD record.
Can I get my money back?
Yes. Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Your receipt shows the course, the date and the amount paid, and you can pass it to your employer. Lift College is not VAT registered, so no VAT is charged. Buying for a team? Ask about team enrolment and the team will help.
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Buying for a team?
Enrol several learners at once, one invoice, and a certificate for each person the day they pass. Tell us the courses and how many people and we will set it up.