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Health & Safety for Homeworkers
This Health and Safety Training for Homeworkers programme has been designed to provide a good grounding in general health and safety.
Course Description
Regardless of where an employee works, the employer still has a responsibility to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees, as far as is reasonably practicable. It is essential that employers train their homeworkers on how to recognise the possible risks when working at home including manual handling, DSE, slips trips and falls, and fire hazards.
This online training course is for people who work at home, some, or all of the time. It is designed to teach the user their responsibilities when it comes to employees working at home, and best practice for safe working from their home.
Target Audience
Everyone should have health and safety training, regardless of if they work in a fixed place of work or they work from home. This course is for people who work at home, some, or all of the time. It’s to keep you safe while you’re at work, when your workplace is your own home. Our course includes access to our Homeworking Assessment Tool.
Advantages
This online Health & Safety for Homeworkers course is approved by leading industry bodies CPD. 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 to fit the training in around their work and personal life.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basics of staying safe as a homeworker
- Recognise and deal with potential hazards in the home
- Understand your responsibilities for your own personal safety
Further Progression & Related Courses
Other courses that would be useful for candidates taking this course include:
| Course | Module Number | Module Name | Pass % Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 1 | Slips, Trips and Falls | 70% |
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 2 | Your Workspace | 70% |
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 3 | DSE & Manual Handling | 70% |
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 4 | Fire & Electrical Safety | 70% |
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 5 | Safety Responsibilities & Procedures | 70% |
| Health & Safety for Homeworkers | 6 | Mental Health | 70% |
Recommended System Requirements:
- Browser: Up to date web browser
- Video: Up to date video drivers
- Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
- Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
Duration:
50 minutes
(Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).
