First Aid Instructors Course Birmingham
How do you fancy becoming a First Aid Instructor….carry on reading.
Our Training Partner has now been accredited to provide 7303 (PTTLS) Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector.
The opportunity for the right caliber of person to become a self employed freelance associate trainer within 10 days is now achievable, this means as part of the package they will be in a position to provide First Aid Training (accredited) as soon as they complete the course and have results back.
The course takes place over a 10 day period, the modules covered are.
- Learning Domains for PTTLS
- Assessing learners using a range of methods
- Planning and Enabling learning
- Micro teaching techniques
This will be followed by a in depth course covering First Aid techniques, for which we issue a accredited in date 3 day First Aid at Work certificate, we also supply instructor packs containing, lesson plans, power point, assessment paperwork, and most importantly the support of shadowing a dedicated mentor to gain experience and competence.
This gives the candidate the opportunity to come on board initially with C Company as a trainer, and also to form their own network of clients with our help and guidance.
This is an exceptional opportunity, however the students have to be of the correct standard required to achieve a Level 3 standard for PTTLS. A good standard of literacy is required, this course can also apply to your own staff.
The opportunity to progress and gain 7304 CTTLS this gives you Associate Teacher Status, once again the company will deliver this course.
The cost of 7303 PTTLS combined with First Aid Instructor Course is: £700.00 per client, but what an opportunity to become a trainer and earn up to £150.00 per day and as you gain experience maybe more.
Full ongoing support after the course will be available, including advice on self employment.
The courses will take place either at our centre in Tyseley or in Lichfield, or of course we can come to you.
Health and Safety Christmas Time
Get ready for the Christmas Holidays
With the holiday season almost upon us at both home and work, it’s time to review your safety equipment.
At work we comply because of professionalism and regulations! But what about at home. Do you have a First Aid kit handy, or even a Fire Extinguisher and Smoke alarms? These are all low cost items that could mean the difference between happy holidays and miserable ones!
Do you have any burn gel in the kitchen? And have you read your First Aid book lately. Your local Ambulance Service receive a higher volume of Emergency calls over the holiday period then at any other time of year.
Slips trips and falls, Choking and Burns are the most common household injuries. Finally check your medicine cabinet (over eating!)
Holiday cover
And while we are on the subject of preparing for the Holidays it’s also time at work for a Holiday and New Year review of your trained staff and team members.
People take various breaks and holiday leave at this time and it’s important to check you have enough trained personnel, especially if you are involved in a 24 hour type operation.
Ensure that your trained First Aiders have been briefed as to their duty periods. And although it may take a quick list compilation it’s good to know that you are ready and prepared.
Winter Flu
Carefully monitor anyone with flu this year, as the Swine Flu issue is still high on the public health agenda.
Make sure they check with their Doctor or Walk in Centre if their symptoms persist
Go to the NHS website or helpline for further advice.
Slips, Trips and Falls
Do take slips and falls seriously! With the colder weather, ice, leaves and slippery pavements can cause what appear to be minor falls. However too many people shrug off bruised knees and aching backs as a ‘minor’ problem when in fact they may be much worse.
If you receive information that any staff, clients/customers/ etc have fallen, it is best to thoroughly investigate.
Compensation Firms
Finally, remember, the television is now awash with firms chasing many accident claim.
Good use of the Accident Book and record taking is your best defence!
CSCS Card Tests London
Veritas Consulting are booking CSCS Card Tests in London and surrounding areas.
Start 2010 with a Health and Safety Test and get yourself a headstart for a career in the Construction industry.
Need further information about CSCS Cards London please call 0800 1488 677
CSCS Card Health and Safety Test advice.
Where can I take my CSCS Card Health and Safety test?
CSCS Card Health and Safety Tests are normally taken at your local Driving Test centres – there are over 300 locations in the UK, so there is always one close to your home or workplace.
Each CSCS test centre have flexible opening times – generally six days a week including Saturday mornings and early evenings.
Simple steps to booking your CSCS Card Health and Safety Test?
1. In order to register make sure you have your contact details available;
- Full Name
- Address
- Postcode
- National insurance Number (haven’t got one don’t worry we can provide you with one) .
2. Have ready a means of payment (either a debit card a credit or Job centre Voucher)
3. Need to let us know whether you have special requirements, such as hearing difficulties, reading difficulties or prefer the CSCS test in your own language.
4. To help you prepare for the CSCS Card Test a revision book containing all the questions and answers can be purchased in your language other than English.
Want to pass your test first time here is the best advice to help prepare for your CSCS Card Health and Safety test?
1) Carefully read the CSCS Revision book over and over again.
2) Attend the CSCS Card health and safety test training course
3) Read various construction industry Health and Safety guides
4) Attend regular Toolbox talks sessions and induction training courses.
5) Seek advice from HSE website.
6) Ask your employer for Health and Safety guidance notes.
What do I need to take with me for my CSCS test?
You will need to take the following with you to the CSCS test centre:
1) Your confirmation email.
2) A piece of ID displaying your photo i.e passport, UK driving licence.
3) A piece of ID displaying your signature i.e passport, UK driving licence.
When you arrive you will need to confirm your identity to the test centre representative who will show you exactly what to do.
What does the CSCS Health and Safety Test actually involve.
1) CSCS Card Health and Safety tests is taken by sitting in front of a small TV monitor.
2) A selection of 35 questions one by one are displayed and you touch the screen indicating your chosen answer for each question,
3) You are given 40 minutes in which to answer the questions
Please note no specific computer skills are needed.
At the end of the test you will be given a certificate and instructions on how to obtain your CSCS Card.
How much will my CSCS Card Health and Safety Test cost
The cost of the CSCS Card test is £34.50.
A CSCS Card Test including a revision Book costs £49.50.
A retest will cost you £30.00
To book your CSCS Card Health and Safety test please use the online booking system or if you prefer phone 0800 1488 677 and give your details over the phone.
Health and Safety Audits – manage safety objectively
To manage safety objectively, Line Managers need arrangements to enable them to monitor implementation of systems against the defined standards.
Often, managers assume that because the written procedures are in place and staff are trained to use them compliance is automatic – this has been proven to be a dangerously erroneous assumption in many cases, for example Kings Cross, Piper Alpha, Clapham Junction, the Herald of Free Enterprise, etc. There is always the danger of the ‘short-cut’ or ‘custom and practice’ being established and very often this is only identified in public enquiries following serious accidents rather than by routine monitoring before the accident occurs.
To manage any aspect of an organisation’s activity the manager must have targets and regular feedback of information on performance. Safety management is no exception, the performance feedback comes from monitoring and incident/accident information.
There are varying levels of monitoring activities, and companies adopting best practice in safety management will have in-house procedures for all of the following:
Health and Safety Audit
Health and Safety Audit is the part of a safety management system which subjects each area of company activity to a systematic critical examination. Each component of the total system is included: management policy, features of the process and design, operating procedures, emergency procedures, training, etc. The aim is to disclose the strengths and weaknesses and the main areas of vulnerability and risk, with the objective of minimising loss through accident and/or plant damage.
The outcome of the audit will be a report, followed by an action plan agreed with local management. The implementation of the action plan must be monitored. A Safety Audit will be carried out by a team of people who are competent and with a satisfactory degree of independence from the plant or unit under audit.
The frequency of the audit will be dependent on management policy.
For example, some companies may audit on an annual basis and use a scoring system to monitor improvements. Others may consider that a full safety audit is only necessary at five yearly intervals. The frequency of future audits is decided by weighing the benefits gained against the more frequent checks of compliance offered by an inspection program following the initial audit.
Some companies prefer to carry out integrated audits, which include not only safety but also environment, quality and other business improvement processes. These audits can only be conducted using the integrated approach when the management systems have already been integrated.
All audits should be pre-planned and a documented checklist of the audit content prepared.
Health and Safety Surveys
These are an in-depth critical examination of one particular aspect of a company activity. These in-depth surveys will be used in response to a concern over safety or the adequacy of a particular activity and may be initiated as the result of an incident, or following analysis of the results of an audit. The survey can be carried out by one or more appropriately qualified persons who will produce a report and action plan with local management. As in the case of audits, follow-up in terms of monitoring is essential.
Health and Safety Inspections
Good safety management demands a structured system of inspections, carried out by different levels of supervisory and managerial staff.
Front Line Supervisors’ Inspections:
The Front Line Supervisor, because of his detailed knowledge of the work and his position as the manager closest to the workforce is a key person in any Safety Management programme. It is a part of the supervisor’s responsibilities to be constantly aware of the safe working in his area of responsibility and he should, as an integral part of his duties, correct any unsafe acts or conditions on a daily basis. In addition, it is good safety management practice for a supervisor to allocate a proportion of his working time to carrying out safety inspections.
These inspections should be pre-planned and an inspection checklist produced, covering all tasks and areas under his responsibility, in turn, and can include “hardware”, i.e. machinery or conditions inspections and “software”, i.e. procedural compliance inspections.
Any of the workforce found to be in breach of the safety requirements should be counselled and advised or retrained as required. Persistent transgressors should be disciplined. Where these breaches are caused by non-existent, inadequate, or out-of-date information, this must be reviewed and updated.
Line Management Inspections:
A vital element of Safety Management is for the Line Manager to be seen to be actively involved and committed to safe working. He must take time to get into the workplace, personally check that the safety requirements are being implemented and communicate with his staff on the job regarding their safety concerns.
“It is the Line Manager’s attitude towards safety which will largely determine the attitude of his workforce”
These Line Management Inspections should be planned and documented and the outcome communicated to the workforce and action taken to rectify inadequacies.
Senior Management Inspections:
The Health and Safety Policy Statement will be issued by the managing director of the organisation, who must demonstrate his commitment to the safety policy by personal involvement and communications with the workforce. Senior management safety inspections are an ideal vehicle for demonstrating commitment between workforce and senior managers.
Incident/Accident Investigation
In any activity in life human beings learn from past mistakes. The quality of the Incident/Accident investigation system is very important to aid continued improvement in safety performance and ensure there is no recurrence of the incident. The incident/accident investigation should contain a number of elements:
- All accidents/incidents should be communicated and all of them with potential to cause personal injury or property damage should be investigated.
- All conditions that could cause injuries or damages should be investigated.
- The outcome of any incident/accident investigation should be communicated to everyone in the organisation.
- Recommendations from incident/accident investigations should be implemented as quickly as possible.
- Investigators should be trained and competent.
- Incident/Accident investigation recommendations should be fed back into improving procedures and training where necessary.
Accidents are not caused simply by human error. There will always be a number of fundamental or root causes.
Investigations should seek these out and not stop at the superficial. For example, an accident apparently caused by a failure to observe working procedures might have more fundamental causes such as: inadequate training; impractical procedures; excessive production pressures; or a working group culture of ignoring formal methods.
Safety monitoring and Incident/Accident Investigation are vital constituents of good practice in safety management.
For a Health and Safety Audit for your business get in touch today
IOSH Managing Safely Course Birmingham
Our next IOSH Managing Safely Course: 7th – 10th Dec 09
Venue: Birmingham
Who should go on Managing safely?
Managing safely is for managers and supervisors in any sector, and any organisation. It’s designed to get
managers up to speed on the practical actions they need to take to handle health and safety in their teams.
What will they get out of it?
What they need to know – and are perhaps reluctant to learn about – in a refreshingly informal way.
Managing safely won’t turn delegates into safety experts – but it will give them the knowledge and tools to
tackle the health and safety issues they’re responsible for. Importantly, it brings home just why health and
safety is such an essential part of their job.
Successful delegates are awarded an IOSH Managing safely certificate.
Cost: £400.00 +VAT per delegate
Call today 0121 788 8264 to book the IOSH Managing Safely Course
SIA Door Supervisor Training Birmingham
SIA Training course Birmingham.
Get yourself Licensed by attending a Door Supervisor training course, This course is designed to train and educate door supervisors on the Licensed Premises laws.
The SIA Door Supervisor course is mainly focused on premises licensed to sell alcohol. i.e night clubs, pubs etc.
A Door Supervisor is required to maintain security and good order on the doors on places such as Pubs, Night Clubs and late night cafes.
It is a criminal offence to work on a door without a Door supervisors licence.
SIA Training Course dates – 09 Nov – 12 Nov inclusive
Cost of the Door supervisor course is £150.00 per client inclusive of certification and refreshments.
For further details contact us.
