This comprehensive one-day course equips participants with the practical knowledge to implement robust health and safety measures across diverse business environments. It covers the full legal framework, including consultation duties, detailed risk assessment methodologies using risk matrices, emergency procedures, psychosocial hazards, and the strict legal requirements of RIDDOR reporting.
Are you confident your team truly understands their health and safety responsibilities?
This one day course gives you the practical knowledge to build a safer, legally compliant workplace.
You’ll learn how to assess risk effectively, apply the law with confidence, and create a culture where safety is everyone’s job.
By the end, you’ll be able to write a strong Health and Safety Policy, consult meaningfully with your team, and report incidents correctly.
Whether you attend an open course, book a closed group session, or opt for one to one coaching, you’ll gain six CPD hours and real skills you can use immediately.
No jargon. No fluff. Just clear, actionable insight for managers, supervisors and safety reps across any sector.
To find out more, contact us at lets talk at e q v dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 Day9:00 - 5:00 for GroupsOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
Understand the background, legal framework, and enforcement powers of UK health and safety legislation
Analyse the specific duties of employers, employees, and safety representatives under current law
Evaluate the components of an effective Health and Safety Policy and the importance of consultation
Apply the five steps of risk assessment and utilise a risk matrix to score likelihood and severity
Demonstrate the ability to write clear, specific, and legally compliant risk assessments
Identify and manage psychosocial risks including stress, fatigue, and bullying in the workplace
Identify reportable incidents under RIDDOR and understand the specific reporting procedures and thresholds
Implement effective emergency procedures including fire safety, first aid, and evacuation planning
Your Post-Course Challenge
Within 30 days, conduct a mini risk assessment of one area in your workplace
Identify one flaw in your current safety policy and propose a fix
Share one key learning from this course with a colleague
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for professionals across all sectors who are responsible for maintaining safe and healthy workplaces. Whether you are new to health and safety responsibilities or looking to refresh and formalise your knowledge, this training provides essential, practical guidance grounded in UK legislation.
This course is ideal for:
Office managers who oversee workplace safety in administrative environments
Team supervisors tasked with ensuring daily compliance and staff wellbeing
Facilities coordinators responsible for maintaining safe premises and emergency readiness
HR professionals involved in policy implementation and employee welfare initiatives
Small business owners seeking to meet legal duties and protect their workforce
Safety representatives looking to strengthen their understanding of legal obligations and consultation processes
No prior experience needed
No previous health and safety training is required to attend this course. It is accessible to individuals at any level of experience, with content structured to build understanding from foundational principles to practical application in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
What you will take away
Delegates will leave with the confidence and competence to assess risks, implement effective safety measures, and fulfil their legal responsibilities. You will gain practical skills to protect your team, respond appropriately to incidents, and contribute to a stronger safety culture within your organisation.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
£449.00 Plus VAT
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Payment available via all major credit cards or Invoice. All options available during the online booking process.
