Health & Safety eLearning
Workshop Safety
This course introduces the concept of a workshop and the regulations that ensure a safe environment. It covers essential risk assessment measures to protect people and property, and details the safety rules you need to follow before, during, and after work. You’ll also learn ten fundamental safety principles for daily activities and review the most common types of workshop accidents. By the end, you’ll understand how to work safely and responsibly in workshop settings.
- Modules
- 4
- Format
- Online, self-paced
- Category
- Health & Safety
About This Course
This short course provides you with an introduction to workshop safety.
The course starts by explaining what is meant by the term ‘workshop’, then explores some of the regulations which govern workshop safety.
After that, it covers the risk assessment controls that can be put in place to safeguard people and property against the dangers posed by work in the workshop environment. Then, it looks at the basic workshop safety rules you must follow before you start working, whilst you’re working, and when you’ve finished your task, along with ten general, yet vital, safety rules to abide by whilst you go about your daily work.
Finally, to finish, the course looks at the most common types of workshop accidents.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at anyone who works in a Workshop environment or who is responsible for the safety of others within that same environment.
Advantages
Online training is flexible, efficient and cost effective meaning the candidate can progress through the modules at their own pace and in their own time, so they can fit the training around their work and personal life.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course you will:
- Understand the term ‘Workshop’ and be able to identify common types of hazards associated with this kind of environment
- Recognise and explain key Health and Safety legislation governing workshop safety
- Understand the purpose and process of risk assessments in workshops and their importance
- List and apply basic workshop safety rules, including the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safe working practices, and housekeeping.
- Identify the most common types of workshop accidents and understand how to prevent them through adherence to safety rules and procedures.
Course Modules
| No. | Module | Pass mark |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is a Workshop & What Regulations are Covered in Workshop Safety? | 70% |
| 2 | Risk Assessment Controls | 70% |
| 3 | Basic Workshop Safety Rules | 70% |
| 4 | What are the most common Accidents in Workshops | 70% |
