Thursday 19 September 2024
Venue: Westmorland Suite, Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands. Kendal, LA7 7NW www.crooklands.com
Speaker: Tom Duggan BSc (Hons), CMIOSH, CFCIPD, FCMI, Managing Director, Woodward Safety Health and Environment Ltd
Tom’s presentation discussed the following topics:
- What is training?
- What health and safety training is necessary to be legally compliant?
- Should we get rid of the Safety Committees?
- Methods to reduce workplace accidents due to inadequate health and safety management.
- Cost/Benefit considerations about health and safety training.
- The positive effects training can have on workplace culture.
Tom reminded members that employers and managers of businesses are responsible for ensuring that their workplace is a safe place to work. An important part of managing workplace risk is ensuring that all employees understand the potential hazards associated with their work and how to work safely therefore it is important to provide appropriate health and safety training.
HSE recommends a five-step approach to workplace health and safety training:
- Decide what training your managers and employees need.
- Decide on your training priorities.
- Select appropriate training methods and resources.
- Deliver the training.
- Ensure that employees have adequate supervision and undertake routine checks to ensure that the training recommendations have been implemented.
A copy of Tom’s presentation can be found here: 20 Sep 2024 slides-Tom Duggan Presentation
Related UK Government and HSE web site links:
Health and safety training: Health and safety training: A brief guide – HSE
Safety committees: Health and safety committees
Workplace culture: Organisational culture: Overview – HSE
Improve workplace safety by consulting and involving workers: Consulting and involving your workers – HSE