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WORKSHOP TITLE WORKSHOP CONTENT DURATION*
Legionella Awareness • Introduction to Legionella and where it comes from
• People most at risk
• Legionnaires disease and the symptoms
• The treatment of Legionnaires disease
• Legal responsibilities in relation to Legionella
• Legionella risk assessment
• Prevention measures for Legionella
• Controlling the risks from Legionella
• Monitoring control measures
3 hours
Lone Working • The hazards and risks of lone working
• Legislation relating to lone working
• Lone working risk assessment
• Management arrangements for safe lone working
• Practical measures for lone working
• The hierarchy of controls
• Accident and near miss reporting in relation to lone working
3 hours
Manual Handling • The hazards of manual handling
• Methods of avoiding manual handling
• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Risk assessment for manual handling
• Safe working practices for manual handling
• Practical safe lifting and handling
• Types of lifting equipment
• Inspection requirements
• Occupational health requirements
3 hours
Risk Assessment • The legal requirements relating to risk assessment
• The competent person
• What makes a risk assessment "suitable and sufficient"?
• The principles of prevention
• The hierarchy of control measures
• Personal protective equipment
• Risk assessments - practical examples and common mistakes
• Monitoring the effectiveness of control measures
3 hours
Risk Management • Understanding what "risk" really means
• Critical linkage between risk and controls
• The risk management toolkit - policies,
processes, registers, incident reporting, indicators
• Benefits of risk registers
• Key components of an effective risk
management process
• Monitoring, measuring and reporting
6 hours