HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK

Name: HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK
Rating: 4.4 (20 reviews)

Keeping work place a safe environment for those who want to be safety officers.

Created bySAUD ALI ALQAHTANI

Last updated 5/2021

English

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to deal with hazards at work place , how to assess hazard , how to set precautions and make work environment a safer one.
Safety around machines , safety around electricity , safety from fire.

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 1h 53m total length

Introduction3:13
This is an introduction and a breakdown of the course . Students will know what they will be studying and what is to be achieved by the end of this course.
Module 1 ( Safety and Health )9:43
Students will learn the definition of Safety and Health from a safety point of view. They will also learn about the responsibility of safety within an organization.
Module 2 ( Hazard and Risk )5:53
Students will learn the difference between hazard , Risk, and accident in terms of safety and how they are supposed to be approached in safety.
Module 3 ( Risk Management )8:59
Risk management , the stages of risk management and the steps followed in order to achieve it .
Module 4 ( Fire )19:32
The definition of fire , Classes of fire , Classes of fire extinguishers , Precautions to avoid fire , Procedure to follow in case of fire.
Module 5 ( Electricity )24:53
Understanding Electricity , Hazards , and Procedures for safe use of electricity. Rules to set as a safety officer to protect lives and property.
Module 6 ( Slip , Trip , Fall )19:43
Definition of slipping , tripping and falling . The relation between them , the causes , the results , and the protective measure to avoid them.
Module 7 ( Machinery Safety )21:53
Different hazards associated with machines like crushing , cutting , severing , abrasion , etc . How to avoid them , and how to make the environment of a workshop safer.

Requirements

Basic knowledge in science can be helpful as the course is designed to cover the general and important aspects.
Understand the meaning of electrons , wires , combustion , electricity , fuel,

Description

Dear students '

This course has been developed as the need of safety has become more needed. Safety has become an important issue and part of business as well.

There is a great deal of demand on safety courses at work place. Safety according to the new legislations in many countries have become a part of the workers rights. Organizations that ignore safety of workers could and will be prosecuted by law.

This course is a guide that starts by defining safety , health , risk , hazard and accident from a safety point of view and describing the relation between these terms and states the differences as well.

This course has been designed to be understood easily as the language and the contents have been simplified.

The hazards mentioned in this course are the most common ones. There are many other hazards which will be discussed in more detailed course.

It is important to understand the concept of risk in order to implement the suitable preventive measures.

It is also important to know what steps to take before an accident happens and what steps to take in case of some accidents.

The course consists of videos animated in order to make it easier to understand. the regular , typical , board and teacher image is fading as

animated videos can give better effect. The animated videos have less words but with more meaningful gest.

Who this course is for:

Those who want to become safety officers , supervisors in workshops or stores.
people who are in charge of safety to direct workforce and implement safety at work.