Description
Description
Health and Safety training covers a vast array of skills necessary for safe work practices across all industries ranging from essential base-level safety courses to high-end safety and risk management for supervisors and management. Understanding Safety at Work will give you an overview of the hazards in the workplace and how you can avoid them. The course will give useful information to keep you and your work area safe and productive.
Who should attend
- Safety managers and supervisors
- Employees who are exposed to hazards and safety risks
- Any personnel willing to undertake these safety courses to ensure risk-free workplaces
Outline
Introduction to safety and its importance Gas Test Atmospheres
- types and selection of gas detectors,
- sampling regimes and techniques,
- inspections and maintenance,
- calibration and bump tests,
- risk management when sampling,
- gas types,
- characteristics and toxicity,
- lower and upper explosive limits,
- permits,
- company gas testing procedures and applicable legislation.
Operate Breathing Apparatus
- Equipment and pre-donning inspections
- Correct donning of breathing apparatus
- Operate breathing apparatus
- Move and search in a reduced visibility environment – smoke, dust, darkness
- Communication procedures and the use of control tally boards
- Use of Breathing Apparatus in emergencies and/or first response situations
- Cleaning, maintenance and storage of Breathing Apparatus
