Safety & Health at Work

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OR
Please contact eveningcourses@cmetb.ie or call 049 4353904.

FET Campus, Dublin Road, Cavan.

All Level 5 and Level 6 evening courses are free of charge under the Skills to Advance or Skills to Compete initiative.

Description:
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to promote and maintain safety and health in a work environment.

Learners will be able to:
• Analyse the duties of employers and employees as specified in current Safety, Health and Welfare at work legislation
• Examine the role of the Health and Safety Authority
• Explore the role of communication and training in the promotion and provision of health and safety in the workplace
• Comment on the elements and functions of the safety statement
• Summarise the factors which contribute to safe and healthy working environments
• Outline the principles and procedures of good housekeeping in the workplace
• Explain the causes, prevention, emergency procedures, reporting and recording of accidents and dangerous occurrences
• Analyse the causes and prevention of fire related events to include identification of emergency procedures, the fire triangle and fire equipment
• Comment on specific hazards and risks when working with equipment to include mechanical and electrical equipment
• Investigate how personal protective equipment (PPE) is used in the workplace
• Explore appropriate procedures for use and disposal of hazardous materials and waste in the workplace to include reference to material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Examine the control and associated risks of a range of health and safety issues to include noise, sound, fumes, dust or any vocationally specific work issue Cavan and Monaghan ETB 6 Safety & Health at Work 5N1794 April 2013
• Explain the typical contents of a first aid kit and their appropriate use.
• Examine a range of issues related to infection control to include conditions for the growth and development of micro-organisms, routes of infection, symptoms, ill-health, preventative measures and emergency procedures for suspected contamination
• Investigate risk factors in relation to safety to include hazards, work environments, work practices, effects of medication, drink and drugs
• Interpret a range of safety signs in the workplace
• Promote safe and healthy working practices in relation to oneself, others and the workplace
• Outline risk factors in relation to health to include stress, lifestyle, diet, illness
• Outline the role of diet and exercise in the promotion of good health.

5N1794

Certification: QQI Level 5 Safety and Health at Work 5N1794

Evening Provision Team:
Email: eveningcourses@cmetb.ie
Call 087 4054311 or 049 4353904