
Learn the fundamental concepts and practices of workplace health and safety with this free online course. This free online course, the Fundamentals of Health and Safety, will teach you about your duties to your fellow workers and your employer's duties to you. You will study the Health and Safety at Work Act, and you will gain an understanding of study risk assessment in the working environment. This is essential knowledge for employees in any organization, and will serve you well throughout your career.
| Course Category | |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define and identify risks and hazards • Describe the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Outline how to undertake a risk assessment • Explain the different types of fires and fire extinguishers • Identify health and safety issues involving electricity and computers • Examine health and safety issues involving the working environment • Describe health and safety issues involving chemicals and other hazards |
| Course Code | 1795 |



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