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CLEAPSS Health and Safety for Science Technicians
25 April 2023, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
*Fully booked* | This one-day course will help secondary science technicians to be aware of safety issues and the current health and safety legislation.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Sold out
Cost
- £180.00
Organiser
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IOE Short Courses
This course will help you become more comfortable with your responsibilities and enable you to use and explore the range of services and advice that you can access from the Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS). You'll also assess the use of risk assessments and learn what safe management means.
Who this course is for
This course is aimed at secondary-school science technicians.
Course content
The course will cover:
- Legislation on health and safety including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and its subsequent regulations
- Legal bans, myths and rumour
- Risk assessments in general, and personal risk assessment for technicians
- Safe management and handling of resources for practical science communication.
Teaching and structure
This course is now fully booked. This course is delivered as part discussion and part practical workshop.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you'll have:
- Explored in detail what health and safety legislation requires and what it does not
- Considered what constitutes a sensible, manageable and effective approach to risk assessment
- Appreciated the need for a health and safety policy and considered how its implementation can be sensibly monitored.
Costs and booking
About CLEAPSS
The Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) has a membership of more than 28,000 schools and colleges, mainly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where its advice is recognised by HSE, DFE and OFSTED as representing best practice in these areas. As such, it's used by employers as the basis for them to discharge their responsibilities under the H&S at work act, 1999.