Who needs AOSH courses..?
First Aid
Since the 1st of October, 2013 it has been employer’s responsibility to provide first aiders in the workplace. All organisations must ensure by law that they have a sufficient number of employees who possess a first-aid qualification to fulfil their first-aid needs at all times. Employers must ensure that their provision is ‘adequate and appropriate in the circumstances.
AOSH UK First Aid Qualifications have been produced in guidelines with Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Skills for Health and In line with the latest developments in practice. AOSH UK qualifications are designed to equip individuals to manage medical situations and provision in the workplace.
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Health & Safety
AOSH UK qualifications offer an increasing range of Health and Safety qualifications to meet with employment and workplace
regulatory requirements, improving conditions and reducing accidents and injuries.
Who needs these qualifications?
Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as the right systems and methods for safe activities. Nevertheless employees also have a vital part to play in the equation. They need the correct knowledge and the right attitude, which demands proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as specific training for individual tasks.
Fire Safety
Each year, people die or are seriously injured as a result of fire in the workplace. Fire can cost businesses vast amounts of money, sometimes causing them to close permanently. It is vital for businesses to ensure that their premises meet fire safety regulations, while ensuring all employees and visitors know what action to take in the event of fire.
Who needs these qualifications?
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) requires the ‘responsible person’ (employer, occupier or owner) to take reasonable steps to reduce the risk from fire and ensure safe escape for both employees and visitors. The FSO requires the responsible person to:
- Ensure all employees are provided with adequate safety training at the time they are first employed and on being exposed to new and increased risks.
- Appoint one or more ‘competent persons’ to assist with fire safety in the workplace, and provide them with sufficient training to remain effective in reducing the risks from fire hazards.
- Make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the fire risks in the workplace to which relevant persons are exposed, for the purpose of identifying general fire precautions.
These AOSH UK qualifications have been launched to help organisations meet their duties under current fire safety legislation, and protect both people and premises from fire.
Food Safety
EU and UK regulations state that all food handlers must receive appropriate training in food safety practices relevant to their duties. However, having a good understanding of food safety practices is not only a legal requirement, it is also essential in protecting the health of both consumers and food handlers.
Who needs these qualifications?
Everyone who works with food has a special responsibility for safeguarding the health of consumers and ensures that the food they serve or sell is perfectly safe to eat.
AOSH UK Food Safety qualifications are designed for anyone working in catering, hospitality or manufacturing settings where food is cooked, prepared, served or produced. Workplaces include fast-food outlets pubs, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, care and nursing homes, schools and the armed forces
Environmental Protection
AOSH UK have developed qualifications to provide an awareness of key environmental concepts, best practice and working within an environmental management system.
These qualifications focus on excellence in delivery and the effective use of interactive visual aids to inspire and motivate learners to implement what they have been taught.
Who needs these Qualifications?
These qualifications are ideal for all members of staff whose activities could have a significant impact on the environment or supervisors or managers who are being introduced to environmental issues for the first time.