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t: 0333 733 1111 | w: www.hsqe.co.uk | e: [email protected] | To subscribe to this newsleer email us at: [email protected] | © HSQE Ltd (2020) March 2020 Unprecedented measures are being taken in the UK and abroad to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19). Currently it is thought that the virus can spread by coughs and contaminated surfaces, such as handrails and door handles in public places. At the me of producon of this newsleer, the key advice is that good hygiene can stop the virus spreading: Wash your hands with soap and water oſten - use hand saniser gel if soap and water are not available Cover your nose and mouth with a ssue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze Put used ssues in the bin immediately Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean Try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell Informaon about the virus, and ways of tackling it, are evolving as we learn more about it. It is strongly advised that you check the source of any informaon on the subject of COVID-19, in order to avoid the spread of misinformaon. Here are some useful links to help you keep up to date with developments from reliable sources. (Please note that advice may vary between different countries, recognising their unique situaons): World Health Organisaon hps://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus -2019 Public Health England hps://www.gov.uk/government/organisaons/public-health- england Health Protecon Scotland hps://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ Public Health Wales hps://phw.nhs.wales/ Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland hps://www.publichealth.hscni.net/ The following informaon and guidance from Public Health England is especially useful: COVID-19: background informaon (Informaon on COVID-19 including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.) hps://www.gov.uk/government/publicaons/wuhan-novel- coronavirus-background-informaon Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance (Guidance about coronavirus for health professionals and other organisaons.) hps://www.gov.uk/government/collecons/coronavirus- covid-19-list-of-guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19) – easy read guide hps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/ system/uploads/aachment_data/file/874281/COVID- 19_easy_read.pdf The UKs Health and Safety Execuve have launched a webpage, you can access it at: hps://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE) are leading the UK government response to the Coronavirus outbreak. They are posng regular updates on the following website: hps://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Coronavirus (COVID-19) Wash your hands oſten with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Cover your nose and mouth with a ssue when you cough or sneeze Dispose of ssues in a bin immediately and then wash your hands Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands Avoid close contact with people that are unwell

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March 2020

Unprecedented measures are being taken in the UK and

abroad to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19).

Currently it is thought that the virus can spread by coughs and

contaminated surfaces, such as handrails and door handles in

public places. At the time of production of this newsletter, the

key advice is that good hygiene can stop the virus spreading:

• Wash your hands with soap and water often - use hand

sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or your sleeve

(not your hands) when you cough or sneeze

• Put used tissues in the bin immediately

• Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are

not clean

• Try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell

Information about the virus, and ways of tackling it, are

evolving as we learn more about it.

It is strongly advised that you check the source of any

information on the subject of COVID-19, in order to avoid the

spread of misinformation.

Here are some useful links to help you keep up to date with

developments from reliable sources. (Please note that advice

may vary between different countries, recognising their unique

situations):

World Health Organisation

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus

-2019

Public Health England

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-

england

Health Protection Scotland

https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/

Public Health Wales

https://phw.nhs.wales/

Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/

The following information and guidance from Public Health

England is especially useful:

COVID-19: background information (Information on COVID-19

including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-

coronavirus-background-information

Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance (Guidance about

coronavirus for health professionals and other organisations.)

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-

covid-19-list-of-guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – easy read guide

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/

system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874281/COVID-

19_easy_read.pdf

The UKs Health and Safety Executive have launched a

webpage, you can access it at:

https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Public

Health England (PHE) are leading the UK government response

to the Coronavirus outbreak. They are posting regular updates

on the following website:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze

• Dispose of tissues in a bin immediately and then wash your hands

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands

• Avoid close contact with people that are unwell

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March 2020

The Health and Safety Executive have launched a webpage

dealing with issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. (See

https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm )

So far the page has focused on:

• fit testing face masks to avoid transmission of coronavirus

(see https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/face-mask-ppe-rpe-

coronavirus.htm );

• protecting home workers (see https://www.hse.gov.uk/

toolbox/workers/home.htm );

• health surveillance (see https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/

health-surveillance-coronavirus.htm ); and

• temporary arrangements relating to drivers hours and

welfare (see https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/drivers-

transport-delivery-coronavirus.htm ).

The site also contains links to other coronavirus guidance.

Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for

home workers as for any other workers.

So when someone is working from home, permanently or

temporarily, employers need to consider:

• How they will keep in touch with them

• What work activities they will be doing (and for how long)

• If it can be done safely

• If control measures need to be put in place to protect them

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlight that if contact

with home workers is poor, they may feel disconnected,

isolated or abandoned. This can affect their stress levels and

mental health.

For those people who are working at home on a long-term

basis, the risks associated with using display screen equipment

(DSE) must be controlled. This includes doing home

workstation assessments.

But the HSE also stress that, there is no increased risk from DSE

work for those working at home if it is performed temporarily.

So in that situation employers do not need to do home

workstation assessments.

The HSE provide a free

workstation checklist. It

contains useful information,

in a user-friendly format (see

right) on how to assess and

adjust a workstation.

The guide can be

downloaded from the HSE

website at:

https://www.hse.gov.uk/

pubns/ck1.pdf

More detailed guidance

about work with display

screen equipment can be accessed at:

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg36.pdf

Key lessons:

• Communicate regularly with home workers

• Consider the work activities they will be performing, the

risks that will expose them to and if you have done enough

to control those risks

• Send your homeworkers copies of the DSE Workstation

Checklist, until such time as a full assessment is necessary

HSEs latest information and advice Protecting homeworkers

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A poultry processing company was fined for

safety breaches after an agency worker had

her thumb severed on a moving part of a

processing line.

Sheffield Magistrate’s Court heard that, on 24

April 2017, the Chesterfield Poultry Ltd

worker was rehanging chickens on a hook

coming from an overhead conveyor, when

one of the chicken’s feet came out of the

shackle. As she went to insert the foot back

into the hook, her thumb got stuck, and she

was pulled around with the conveyor. Further

around the line there was a fixed upright post

attached to a drip tray and as she got to this

point her thumb met the post and her thumb

was traumatically severed.

An investigation by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) found there was no

emergency stop for the worker to stop the

conveyor from her working position when she

became caught in it.

Chesterfield Poultry Ltd (CPL) trading as Iqbal

Poultry (IQP) pleaded guilty to breaching

Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work

Act 1974.

The company was fined £300,000 and ordered

to pay £5,046.29 in costs.

A yogurt manufacturing company has been

prosecuted after two employees suffered

serious injuries following the release of an

acidic cleaning solution.

Telford Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 1

January 2016, an employee suffered serious

burns from contact with 1% nitric acid

cleaning solution that had a temperature of

650C, when working on a faulty valve on a CIP

(cleaning in place) system on the company

site. The valve blew off under pressure and

the hot fluid surged out, hitting the roof

overhead and spraying on to the employees.

Whilst trying to escape from the acidic

cleaning fluid, one of the engineers fell from a

hooped ladder and sustained a head injury.

An investigation by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) found the company failed to

ensure the safety of its employees and that it

had not formally trained the two engineers in

lock-off and isolation procedures, use of

permits to work and safe removal of valves.

There was no assessment of the risks in place

for the safe removal of valves.

T M Telford Dairy Ltd pleaded guilty to

breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and

Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined

£600,000 and ordered to pay costs of

£14,379.45.

Worker loses thumb Hot acidic fluid release

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Stan England Builders Limited has been fined following an

incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling

from a mezzanine level and wooden platform.

Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that on 31 March 2016, Alan

Ness was working at a residential property. He began taping

areas on the ceiling of a mazzine level. He gained access to this

level by a wooden platform which had a ladder propped against

it. As he was working close to the edge of the mezzanine level,

he lost his footing and stumbled a drop of 18.5cm onto the

wooden platform. He was unable to regain his footing and fell a

further 2.5 metres head first onto the floor below. He sustained

head, back and neck injuries.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found

that there was no edge protection on the wooden platform and

no safe system of work had been put in place. Mr Ness had

received no formal training for work at height or working on

ladders, he had a lack of knowledge and awareness of the

hazards associated with work at height. Stan England Builders

Limited had failed to supervise appropriately and had not

corrected deficiencies, despite visiting shortly before the

accident there was no written risk assessments for this task.

Stan England Builders Limited pleaded guilty to breaching

Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and

was fined £6,000.

After the hearing, HSE inspector, Connor Gibson said: “Those in

control of work have a responsibility to devise safe methods of

working and to provide the necessary information, instruction

and training to their workers in the safe system of working.

“Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of

work-related fatalities in this country and the risks associated

with working at height are well known. In this case a different

and simple approach of using edge protection on the wooden

platform could have prevented the life changing injuries

sustained by the employee.”

Building firm fined after worker injured falling from height

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March 2020

A manufacturer of bespoke gates has been fined after an eight-

year-old girl was crushed by a steel gate at a London school.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 17 May 2018

the girl had been leaving an evening gymnastics club at the

school in Streatham, when the sliding gate fell on her. She

suffered multiple fractures to her pelvis as well as internal

injuries.

The manual sliding gate, which is more than five metres long

and 1.7 metres high, was designed and manufactured by

Metalart Fabrication Limited. It was installed by Metalart in

February 2018 after a delivery lorry damaged a previous, two-

leaf swing gate.

However, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive

(HSE) found that the mechanism in place to prevent the sliding

gate from overrunning and falling over as it was opened (a

small stop welded to its guiding rail) was insufficient if the gate

was opened robustly.

When the gate was opened at the time of the incident, it

became disengaged from the rollers holding it up, when its

momentum caused it to ‘ride over’ the stop. With nothing to

hold it in position, it fell on the girl. The company made

changes to the gate’s stop mechanism on the morning after

the incident and a HSE specialist verified its safety.

Metalart Fabrication Limited pleaded guilty to breaching

Section 6(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

The company was fined £19,327, including full costs of £1,147

and a victim surcharge of £180.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Sarah Whittle said:

“The failure to fit suitable end-stops meant that the gate was

an accident waiting to happen and could have fallen on anyone

at any time with life threatening consequences.”

A waste management company pleaded guilty to causing a life

changing injury to one of its employees.

Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 27 February

2017, an employee of Viridor Waste Management Limited was

crushed by a reversing 22.5 tonne shovel loader driven by an

on-site contractor at a Materials Recycling Facility site in

Crayford. The injured employee was working on foot in the

area in his role as banksman, assisting a lorry to manoeuvre

into a bay while a shovel loader reversed out of the bay

independently, knocking him to the ground and driving over

the lower half of his body. He suffered very serious internal

injuries and multiple serious fractures, both with significant life

changing effects.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that Viridor Waste Management Limited failed to

organise the workplace in such a way that pedestrians and

vehicles could circulate in a safe manner. This prosecution is

the fourth in 4 years for this company, two of which related to

fatal incidents.

Viridor Waste Management Limited was found in breach of

Regulation 4(1) of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare)

Regulations 1992 by virtue of Regulation 17(1). The company

was fined £400,000.

Speaking after the case HSE inspector Megan Carr said “This

incident is a reminder to the waste and recycling industry as to

the importance of good workplace transport control which can

often be achieved by simple pragmatic steps to avoid such

incidents from occurring.”

Metal fabricator fined after a girl is crushed by a steel gate at a primary school Banksman crushed

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March 2020

A paper-milling company has been fined after an

employee suffered life changing injuries.

North Somerset Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 16

March 2017, an employee was helping colleagues to

remove paper from a machine by standing in the gap

between the size press and the after-dryer section of the

machine. After a fixed guard was opened, the employee

expected the spar drum to come towards him, but by the

time he realised the cylinder was turning in the opposite

direction, the spar drum had turned and his head became

trapped between a spar and the base of the fixed guard.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that De La Rue International Limited had not

provided a safe system of work for the removal of broken

paper from the after-dryer section of the paper-making

machine when the machinery was operated in reverse.

De La Rue International Limited pleaded guilty to

breaching Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work

etc. Act 1974. The company has been fined £300,000 and

ordered to pay costs of £11,191.70.

Speaking after the hearing, the HSE inspector said: “Those

in control of work have a responsibility to devise safe

methods of working and to provide the necessary

information, instruction and training to their workers in

the safe system of working. If a suitable safe system of

work had been in place prior to the incident, the life

changing injuries sustained by the employee could have

been prevented.”

A company specialising in roofing work has been fined

after a self-employed roofer was seriously injured when

he fell from a roof.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that, on 1 September 2016,

a self-employed roofer was carrying out work for Phoenix

Roofing and Cladding Limited, placing new roof panels and

other materials on a roof at an industrial unit. Whilst

traversing the roof, the roofer slipped and fell through an

existing rooflight and landed on a suspended ceiling

below. An investigation by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) found that the fall from height was

possibly due to the unsafe working environment and

unsafe methods of working being undertaken. It was

established the main cause of the incident was insufficient

identification of risk in the work being done.

Phoenix Roofing and Cladding Limited of Meeks Road,

Falkirk pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the

Health and Safety at work etc Act 1974 and were fined

£20,000.

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March 2020

An electricity power station company has been prosecuted

after three contractors were injured by a sudden release of

water and sludge while carrying out maintenance work at a

Cheshire power station.

Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 18 January

2018, three workers contracted by Keadby Generation Limited,

were removing a recirculation pump for maintenance in the

Flue Gas Desulphurisation area of Fiddlers Ferry Power Station

in Warrington.

Approximately 38.5 metres cubed of diluted slurry and

associated stored energy was released while the pump was

being removed, resulting in the contractors being knocked off

the concrete plinth where they had been working. The trio

sustained multiple fracture injuries.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that the pressurised contents of the pump and

associated pipework had not been discharged prior to work

commencing due to the drain pipe being blocked. This resulted

in the release of stored energy during the removal of the pump

instead of during the isolation process.

Keadby Generation Ltd had failed to undertake a suitable and

sufficient assessment of the hazards and risks associated with

the work and had not implemented a safe system of work.

Keadby Generation Limited pleaded guilty to breaching

sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act

1974 and was fined £200,000 with costs of £7163.20.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Jane Carroll said:

“This incident could so easily have been avoided if the

company had identified and managed the risks involved and

put a safe system of work in place.

“Companies should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take

appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below

the required standards.”

A construction firm has been fined after a 17-year-old worker

fell more than three metres through an opening for a roof

light.

Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 20 August 2018,

an employee of Mark Holland Group Ltd fell through a sheet of

insulation covering a skylight when walking across an

unmarked and unguarded area on the first floor of a

construction site in Southgate Street, Gloucester. He suffered

multiple broken bones in his right leg and foot and, after two

operations, was advised it was unlikely he could work in

construction again.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that the inexperienced young employee was not

supervised properly and was unaware of the risks on site.

There were no physical warnings that there was a hole or a

fragile surface, and no verbal warning had been circulated to

workers on site. There were also no physical barriers to stop

anyone walking from the scaffold onto the flat roof.

The company also failed to ensure that work at height was

properly planned and appropriately supervised. Despite this

incident, the company continued to fail to ensure work at

height was planned and managed on site. Numerous failings

were identified by HSE during later visits to the construction

site.

Mark Holland Group Limited pleaded guilty to breaching

Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design and

Management) Regulations 2015 and was fined £55,620.

Contractors injured during maintenance work Worker falls from height

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March 2020

Three companies have been sentenced for failing to take

adequate precautions against fire risk when building a timber

frame extension to a sheltered accommodation residential

home.

Worcester Crown Court heard that in the months leading up to

October 2017 principal contractor E Manton Limited, timber

frame designer, manufacturer and installer MTE (Leicester)

Limited and principal designer Thornton – Firkin LLP were

working on the project. This involved the installation of the

timber frame three-storey construction with a timber frame

link extension to an occupied sheltered accommodation

residential home without adequate fire prevention controls in

place, thereby putting members of the public at risk.

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

found that the defendants failed to fulfil their respective duties

to plan, manage and monitor construction work in a manner

that prevents risks from fire and protects persons who may be

affected by the project. The risks should have been prevented

by designing out the major fire risks and implementing a plan

to incorporate measures to minimise the residual fire risk

during the construction phase.

E Manton Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3 (1) of

the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined £26,000

and ordered to pay costs of £6,944.

MTE (Leicester) Limited pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3

(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined

£20,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,413.

Thornton – Firkin LLP pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3 (1)

of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and was fined

£8,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7,133.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Christopher Gregory

said: “These cases highlight the need for all duty-holders to

take proactive action to ensure they are not putting workers

and others at risk from foreseeable fire risks by taking

reasonably practicable actions, in accordance with industry

standards, to comply with their duties under the respective

regulations. “

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March 2020

Waste management

company, Peter Norris

(Haulage) Ltd has been fined

£140,000 after an agency

worker suffered lower leg

amputation after being

struck by a moving

excavator.

Westminster Magistrates’

Court heard that on 12

September 2017, the worker,

who had been observing a

tipping activity in the blind

spot of the excavator, had his

leg crushed by the machine

which had reversed to

accommodate another

vehicle tipping off waste in

an adjacent part of the site.

An investigation by the

Health and Safety Executive

(HSE) found no evidence of any system whereby new agency

hired staff were shown the site’s safety rules, meaning the

injured worker was unaware he was to stand in the safe refuge

areas whilst vehicles were moving around the site.

Peter Norris (Haulage) Ltd pleaded guilty to a breach of Section

3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The

company was fined £140,000 and was ordered to pay full costs

of £9,322.48.

Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector John Spence said:

“The company failed to implement an adequate system of

monitoring of agency workers on site who were therefore, in

effect, left to manage themselves without necessary oversight

from the company.

“Any company that uses agency workers are required to

extend the same duty of care to them as their own direct

employee.”

The former director of a construction company has received a

suspended prison sentence after failing to comply with

Prohibition Notices and for carrying out unsafe work at height

during roofing work on a new build house.

Manchester Crown Court heard that between July and

December 2018, Imtiaz Hussain, former director of Bradford

Builders (UK) Ltd, was the person in control of the work at a

construction site of two semi-detached houses. Site

inspections in July and August 2018 by the Health and Safety

Executive (HSE) resulted in Prohibition and Improvement

Notices being issued for multiple health and safety failings,

including unsafe work at height.

On 6 December 2018, a HSE site visit took place following a

report of unsafe roof work the previous week. Roof work was

being carried out from a scaffold at the rear of the building.

Two further Prohibition Notices were served on the two

separate scaffolds at the site due to missing guardrails and

scaffold boards and the resulting risk of falls from the scaffold.

An investigation by HSE found that Imtiaz Hussain failed to

comply with Prohibition Notices issued after the HSE

inspector’s visits and to take suitable and sufficient measures

to prevent falls from height during the roof work.

Imtiaz Hussain pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6(3) of

the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and two counts of

Section 22 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. He

was sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for

two years, 200 hours unpaid work in the community and

ordered to pay costs of £5,000.

Waste management company fined after worker suffers leg amputation Director sentenced

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Abrasive Wheels Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Health and

Safety Online

Courses

Asbestos Awareness for Architects & Designers

IATP & CPD Approved

180 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Asbestos Awareness (Category A)

IATP & CPD Approved

180 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Safety Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Warden / Fire Marshal

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

IOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Approved

16—24 hours approx

£125—£135 +vat £

IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Site Managers

IOSH Approved

16-24 hours approx

£195—£225 +vat £

IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers

IOSH Approved

6-8 hours approx

£80.00—£95.00 +vat £

IOSH Working Safely

IOSH Approved

6-8 hours approx

£60.00—£65.00 +vat £

Extremism & Radicalisation Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Fire Extinguisher Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Electrical Safety Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

IOSH Safety for Executives & Directors

IOSH Approved

8 hours approx

£95.00 +vat £

Confined Space Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

COSHH Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

• IATP, RoSPA & CPD certificates can be downloaded as soon as the course is completed

• IOSH certificates are issued by IOSH and are sent to the nominated person by first class signed-for delivery

• Rated ‘outstanding’ by IOSH for our IOSH course delivery

• Rated ‘excellent’ on reviews.co.uk by customers that have posted genuine, independent reviews of our courses having taken them A

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Slips and Trips Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Legionella Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Work Equipment Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Working at Height Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Slips, Trips & Falls Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£10.00 +vat £

Manual Handling Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

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Ladder Safety Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Lone Working Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

• Effective - Progress at your own pace & sit the assessment when you are ready

• Efficient - Courses are not padded-out with irrelevant information

• Practical content - Produced by our in-house topic experts

• Convenient - Access your course 24/7

• 100% online - Our courses work on any device that can access the internet eg tablet, PC or smartphone

• Low cost - No need to pay out for travel or accommodation

Method Statement Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Moving & Handling People Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Risk Assessment Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Silica Dust Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£10.00 +vat £

Noise Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Mental Health Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Mental Health Awareness for Managers

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Vibration Awareness

RoSPA & CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

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March 2020

Extremism & Radicalisation Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Children - Level 1

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Moving & Handling People Awareness

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (Advanced) - Level 2

CPD Approved

120 mins approx

£7.50—£20.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness for Construction workers

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Home

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Home & Work

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness at Work

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Environmental Awareness - Giving up Plastic

CPD Approved

60 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - Level 1

CPD Approved

90 mins approx

£6.50—£15.00 +vat £

Safeguarding Children (Advanced) - Level 2

CPD Approved

120 mins approx

£7.50—£20.00 +vat £

Designated Safeguarding Lead (Vulnerable Adults)

CPD Approved

150 mins approx

£12.50—£25.00 +vat £

Environmental

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CPD Approved

150 mins approx

£12.50—£25.00 +vat £

• Effective - Progress at your own pace & sit the assessment when you are ready

• Efficient - Courses are not padded-out with irrelevant information

• Practical content - Produced by our in-house topic experts

• Convenient - Access your course 24/7

• 100% online - Our courses work on any device that can access the internet eg tablet, PC or smartphone

• Low cost - No need to pay out for travel or accommodation

Safeguarding

Online Courses

• Approved - CPD Certification Service approval shows that that our safeguarding courses conform to universally accepted standards for continuing professional development (CPD)

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£30+vat per user.

The value bundle brings together 5 set courses in a

money saving deal. The value bundle includes:

• Asbestos Awareness (Category A) [IATP & CPD]

• COSHH Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

• Fire Warden / Fire Marshal [RoSPA & CPD]

• Manual Handling Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

• Working at Height Awareness [RoSPA & CPD]

These are full courses, not cut-down versions.

Students will receive a certificate for each of the

courses that they complete. Students have 90 days

from enrolment to complete their courses.

£40+vat per user.

The Mix and Match bundle enables you to self-select

5 online training courses from a selection of IATP,

RoSPA and / or CPD courses. A full list of the

courses included in the deal is provided on our

website.

These are full courses, not cut-down versions.

Students will receive a certificate for each of the

courses that they complete.

Students have 90 days from enrolment to complete

their courses.

Bundle deals underpin our commitment to provide

approved training in vital skills at affordable prices.

At the time of publication, we also have the

following bundle offers available:

• Food Safety & Hygiene - Level 1 Bundle (£30+vat

per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Catering - Level 2 Bundle

(£30+vat per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Manufacturing - Level 2

Bundle (£30+vat per user)

• Food Safety & Hygiene Retail - Level 2 bundle

(£30+vat per user)

• IOSH Managing Safely Bundle (£125 - £135+vat

per user)

• IOSH Safety Health & Environment for

Construction Site Managers Bundle (£215 -

£245+vat per user)

• IOSH Safety Health & Environment for

Construction Workers Bundle (£105 - £120+vat

per user)

• IOSH Working Safely Bundle (£80 - £90+vat per

user)

We frequently update our bundle offers, so please

check our website for the latest offers at:

https://www.hsqe.co.uk/offers