Online Office Safety Training Course for Schools
At first glance the office environment may appear to be the safest environment in a school. However, school office safety statistics have highlighted that many unnecessary and avoidable accidents occur in school offices everyday, perhaps due to people’s lack of awareness of basic safety principles.
Our school office safety e-learning module, provides an in depth guide to the hazards and risks posed by today’s busy school office environment. Particular focus is given to slips and trips, fire, DSE and manual handling, which contribute the most to compromise safety in the office.
All too often the school office is overlooked when it comes to health and safety, however every year there are a large amount of reported injuries sustained because safety was overlooked. This e-learning course will help schools to meet their health and safety obligations and provide a safer working environment for office staff.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will have learned about:
- The different types of risks and hazards that can occur in the office
- How employers & employees can work together to help reduce the risk of accidents or injury
- The basics of using DSE safely and Manual Handling
Office Safety for Schools Course Content
- Introduction to office safety essentials
- The office environment
- Using computers
- Checklist for computers
- Using office equipment
- Office safety
- Personal issues
- People in the office
- Multiple choice questions
Who should complete this course?
The course is designed for schools with little or no knowledge of office safety so is ideal for induction and refresher training.
Prior Learning? - None required
Pre Course learning? - Learners may wish to read the Workplace, Health, Safety & Welfare Regulations 1992 but this is not a requirement.
Certification - All candidates who successfully complete the module will be issued with a certificate of learning in office safety
Duration - Approximately 30 minutes
The HSE provides further reading on the subject of office safety on their website. Click on the link for our business focused Office Safety Training Course.