Core workplace health and safety principles, from ergonomics and COSHH to fire and electrical safety.

This CPD-certified online course equips your team with a comprehensive understanding of key health and safety principles essential for any workplace. Suitable for employees across all sectors, it covers ergonomics, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), fire safety, electricity, working at height, noise, and vibration. Most teams have never had structured health and safety training beyond an induction checklist. This course closes that gap in three hours, no classroom required.
Who is For
Beginner who is Eagerly learn the course
Flexible Learning
Study from anywhere at your own pace, 100% Online
Course Certificate
CPD Certificate of Completion
Dedicated Support
support@educateu.com
Course Duration
3 hours
Who it’s for, what you get, and what you’ll walk away knowing.
Entry criteria: No prior qualification needed. Learners need access to an internet-enabled device.
Teaching and assessment: Online, self-paced, with MCQ-based assessment.
Workplace value: Completion demonstrates a genuine commitment to workplace safety and compliance.
On successfully completing this course, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion that recognises your commitment to workplace safety and strengthens your professional development record.
A module-by-module breakdown of what you’ll learn in this course.
Reasons for health and safety precautions, health and safety legislation
Difference between hazard and risk, hazards in the workplace, risks in the workplace, hazard control, accidents and incidents, welfare at work
Importance of risk assessment, legal requirements of risk assessment, conducting a risk assessment
Different types of equipment and associated risks, different types of machinery, personal protection equipment
Manual handling techniques and associated risks, ergonomic hazards
Fire safety precautions, electricity safety precautions, asbestos legislation
Risks posed when working at height, high noise levels and PPE, control of vibration at work
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No. This course is designed for beginners and assumes no previous health and safety training.
Through multiple-choice questions at the end of the course. There's no exam pressure. The focus is on building practical understanding.
No. It covers principles that apply across sectors, from offices to warehouses to retail environments.
You will have access to the course for 1 year.
Yes. Select "Company" at checkout to enrol multiple team members.

Entry criteria: No prior qualification needed. Learners need access to an internet-enabled device.
Teaching and assessment: Online, self-paced, with MCQ-based assessment.
Workplace value: Completion demonstrates a genuine commitment to workplace safety and compliance.
Online, self-paced
Yes. CPD Certificate of Completion
Beginner
Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
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