Short Courses
You'll be surprised what you can pick up from Aviva Risk Management Solutions in a day. We devise our short courses in response to developments in health and safety law and best practice so they are completely up to date with key issues. We'll give you practical support materials to help you work through the key learning points when you return to work.
Our current short course programme includes the following courses:
- Getting Started
- Business Continuity
- Manual Handling Awareness
- Behavioural Safety
- Managing Work Related Stress
- Getting Started in the Environment
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Environmental Health and Safety Update (a good update course for NEBOSH Certificate holders)
- 2 Day Health and Safety Auditing Course
Getting Started - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course provides you with the basic principles that small to medium sized businesses should follow to ensure their compliance with legal requirements for health and safety.
On completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Write a safety policy
- Identify the main sources of guidance and information for health and safety
- Identify the main steps involved in Risk Assessment (and other specific risk assessments)
- Identify the main requirements for fire safety, welfare, first aid and employers liability cover
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Business Continuity - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course provides you with an appreciation of the key principles of business continuity planning and the implementation and testing of business continuity arrangements. On completion of the course you will learn:
- Why business continuity planning is needed
- Assistance to make a business case to secure buy-in across your organisation
- Explanations of the terminology used
- How you can prepare a business continuity plan using a practical 5-step process
- Experience some of the key steps in preparing a plan using case studies and group exercises.
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Manual Handling Awareness - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
Musculoskeletal (back) problems cause over a third of all days lost from work in the UK. Many of these problems result from poor manual handling practises at work and on this course we’ll show you how to avoid many of these losses. The course includes:
- Anatomy.
- Manual handling operations regulations
- Good lifting practices
- Team lifting and awkward loads.
- Awkward lifts and environments
- Manual handling control measures.
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Behavioural Safety - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course provides you with a set of simple steps that minimise the potential for accidents by promoting positive behaviours. When followed, these steps can help your business take smarter health and safety decisions that will help you avoid costly accidents. You will learn:
- The causes of accidents
- The impact of poor behaviours
- The ‘ABC Model’
- Behavioural modification through observation
- Performance management
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Managing Work Related Stress - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
According to HSE figures, work-related stress accounts for over a third of all new incidents of ill health and each case of stress-related absence is likely to lead to an average of one month off work. As well as reducing your sickness absence cost, developing effective strategies for preventing and managing stress at work can have a positive effect on employee performance, commitment and morale as well as reducing staff turnover and enhancing the reputation of your organisation, not to mention improving customer satisfaction levels. You will learn:
- The causes and effects of stress and how to recognise when an employee is experiencing excessive pressure
- Legal responsibilities for managing stress
- Approaches to stress risk assessment
- Strategies for preventing and managing workplace stress
- Best practice and current guidance, including the HSE Stress Management Standards
- Some tips on how to manage your personal stress levels
Getting Started in the Environment- £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course is an ideal introduction for those with environmental responsibilities for their business. We know that the sheer volume of legislation for this area is daunting. This course is designed to help you by providing the basic principles that businesses should follow to ensure that they comply with environmental legal requirements.
On completion of the course delegates will:
- Understand the core requirements for environmental protection including waste management, energy efficiency and control of emissions to air and water
- Know the main steps in identifying the environmental impacts from their business
- Be aware of the sources of guidance and information for environmental compliance and management
- Be able to start compiing an environmental policy
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Fire Risk Assessment - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order makes fire risk assessments a legal requirement. This course deals with all aspects of fire risk assessments and provides you with a fire risk assessment manual which guides you step by step through the assessment process.
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Risk Assessment - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
It is a legal obligation for every employer to assess and control risks that employees are exposed to. This course deals with all aspects of risk assessments and provides you with a safety assessment manual to help you complete the assessment process in your workplace.
To find out more call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
Environmental Health and Safety Update (a good update course for NEBOSH Certificate holders) - £245 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course looks at recent developments in health , safety and environmental legislation and key judgements, interpreting the legal duties of organisations. It is a particularly useful course for NEBOSH Certificate holders who wish to keep updated on new developments.
For details of current course content, call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
2 Day Health and Safety Auditing Course - £490 Ex V.A.T Per Delegate.
This course is a useful introduction for those waiting to participate in the process of health and safety auditing. It:
- Covers the importance of auditing within a health and safety system
- Covers the principles and stages of undertaking a health and safety audit
- Helps improve delegate audit skills to improve their confidence
For details of current course content, call a course adviser now on 0500 55 99 77 or email us at risksolutions@aviva.co.uk
