Everyone wants to stay safe and healthy, and that’s why health and safety (H&S) at work is enshrined in law. Being unwell or put at risk of harm has wide implications for both the individual affected and the business they work for.

When the Health and Safety at Work Act came into force in 1974, businesses were now responsible for keeping their employees safe and well. That included training them regularly in how to do that.

This short course on Awareness of Health and Safety at Work helps you understand the importance of this topic. You’ll find out about the key principles: how to recognise and control hazards, how to prevent accidents and how to communicate health and safety information. Employers can use this course to comply with their obligations to legislation.

By taking this e-learning health and safety awareness course, you’ll meet your legal obligations, minimise the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits for your company, gain awareness of health and safety issues and be able to demonstrate your understanding of health and safety laws.

Everyone has a role to play in ensuring their own health and safety at work, as well as that of their colleagues.

Why take this Awareness of Health and Safety course?

Awareness of Health and Safety at Work is designed to teach both employees and employers why health and safety in the workplace is so important in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

By taking this e-learning health and safety awareness course, you’ll meet your legal obligations, minimise the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits for your company, gain awareness of health and safety issues and be able to demonstrate your understanding of health and safety laws.

Health and Safety in the Workplace Course Duration

This health and safety awareness course should take 45 minutes to one hour to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.

Your progress is automatically saved along the way so you can complete the training at your convenience.

Accreditation

Our Awareness of Health and Safety training course is RoSPA assured and their logo will be included on your certificate.

This health and safety in the workplace course has also been certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Certification

After completing this health and safety in the workplace course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College health and safety awareness certificate for your records.

To complete the course you will need to pass our online assessment with a score of 80% or over, the assessment is made up of 15 multiple choice questions.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this workplace health and safety course.

Legislation covered in this course includes:

The content of this course will help employers and employees address the legal obligations around the main piece of health and safety legislation – Health and Safety at Work 1974.

This legislation places a duty of care on employers to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of all employees are adequately taken into consideration. By taking this course, you are helping to uphold the high standards of health and safety within your workplace and meet the legal obligations around health and safety in the workplace.