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On successfully completing the course candidates will be able to state the regulations covering school maintenance, precautions to be taken when performing their duties. The course will provide a basic understanding of Health & safety at Work Act, Provision of Work Equipment Regulations and PPE along with other legislation and acts. It also highlights decision making on candidates own limitations.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the Workplace is a two day accredited training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help their ESCC colleagues who may be experiencing a mental health issue.

You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone whilst keeping yourself safe.

What managers are agreeing to when approving their staff member’s attendance on this course:

• To releasing your staff member for the two day training course and any post support sessions (approx. 2 sessions lasting a maximum of 3 hours each).
• To releasing your staff member for related meetings (approximately 1 or 2 per year).
• Allowing time to support colleagues when needed (often at short notice).

What you are committing to:

• Undertaking the accredited training and any additional training (where required) to acquire and maintain your MHFA certificate.
• Becoming part of the pool of accredited MHFAers and providing mental health first aid within your workplace as needed, at your level of competence and training.
• Being able to be called away from your normal duties at short notice if required.
• Acting as a Mental Health Champion and partaking in ad-hoc wellbeing events (when required and dependent on needs of the service).
• Partaking in post training support as required/directed.

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Would you like to understand this part of your life, know how to manage it and be confident with your choices?

Having successfully completed the DIY Part one candidates can attend this practical course.

The course aims to provide candidates with the theoretical and practical skills to safely carry out DIY / Maintenance in educational premises.

This course will equip corporate managers with the skills necessary to enable them to under stand how to effectively manage health and safety within their areas of responsibility. Please note - The Managing Key Issue in H & S for ASC managers is organised by the ASC Training Team.

The course will cover:

• Legionella – what is it?
• Legislation
• Policy
• Scenarios
• Monitoring and inspection requirements
• Risk Assessment Survey
• Training procedure
• Water sampling
• Questions

This course will equip you with the necessary understanding of the legislative requirements relating to moving and handling and the skills to handle inanimate objects safely within the working environment.

The course introduces candidates to the substances, risks and controls available. Outlines the principles of the control of substances hazardous to health using COSHH assessments. This course was designed for cleaning staff and delivers the principles of COSHH in a format that is easily understood. The course enables employees to contribute to safer use and controls the use of hazardous substances in their workplace.

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to state the regulations covering the use of work equipment, have a good understanding of the hazards arising from the use of work equipment, precautions to be taken, workplace checks, end-user safety checks, personal checks, machine checks and how the machines are guarded.

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to state the regulations covering the use of work equipment, have a good understanding of the hazards arising from the use of work equipment, precautions to be taken, workplace checks, end-user safety checks, personal checks, machine checks and how the machines are guarded.