Workplace Safety

At UK Online Training we offer a good selection of online workplace safety courses.

All of our workplace safety courses have been put together by leading industry experts and are approved by the likes of IIRSM, RoSpa and CPD.

These online courses are aimed at the general workplace and will therefore be applicable to many industry sectors.

So whether you work in an office, industrial, commercial, public service or healthcare setting, you will benefit from studying one or more of our courses.

Our courses cover everything from manual handling, to risk assessments, slips, trips and falls to COSHH.

Employers have overall responsibility for ensuring that staff receive the appropriate training in the workplace so as to keep themselves and others safe at all times.

Each of our workplace safety courses can be completed 100% online at a time to suit you and you can study them at your own pace.

You can learn on any device such as your PC/Laptop, mobile phone or tablet, and therefore be able study anywhere that is convenient for you.

Most people complete our short online courses in just over an hour in total.

Complete the training on the same day, or spread it out over a few days to fit in with your busy lifestyle.

Once you have completed a workplace safety course, you will receive your certificate of completion on the same day.

Interested in completing other online training courses with us?

Then visit our main course page to view all of the online courses we have to offer.

PPE training

This course will show how wearing PPE plays a crucial role in preventing and reducing fatalities, injuries and diseases at work. It includes details of a wide range of PPE options, examines the legislation and regulations and also covers the role risk assessment plays in the selection and use of PPE. The course concludes with advice on how to use, fit and wear PPE and its physical and theoretical limitations.

Workplace health and safety

This course covers general health and safety issues that apply to a wide range of types of businesses and sectors, from office and retail environments to workshops and factories. The wide range of topics covered makes this a great course to act as an introduction to health and safety in the workplace that can then be built on with more detailed courses that cover specific hazards that employees might come into contact with in specific workplaces.

Working safely

The course covers a wide range of topics including fire safety, asbestos awareness, working at height, COSHH, PPE and electricity. This course is a great induction course in relation to health and safety as it covers a wide range of topics in some detail. Most of the examples relate to the construction industry so this course is perfect for people starting out working on a site for the first time.

Working in confined spaces

This course will cover the legislation associated with working in confined spaces. What counts as a confined space, the potential hazards, safe operating procedures, emergency procedures and rescue. At the end of this course you’ll be able to demonstrate your understanding of the control measures to be followed when working in, or near to, confined spaces as detailed in a safe working procedure.

Slips trips and falls

This course will introduce you to some of the statistics relating to slips, trips and falls and dispel some of the myths surrounding them. The course also covers some of the straightforward changes that can be made in most businesses to significantly reduce the risk of a slip, trip or fall incident occurring.

Lockdown procedure in schools training

This course is aimed at teachers, school administrators and support staff. It introduces the role of the lockdown officer then discuss some of the likely reasons for a lockdown, go over some of the steps you can take to prepare your school for lockdown as well as what to do in the event of a lockdown taking place.

Display screen equipment awareness

This course fulfils your statutory training obligations and covers, amongst other things, the correct way to set up and use your display screen equipment safely and reducing the risk of work related conditions. Our online course is aimed at users of display screen equipment (DSE) and those responsible for assessing it.

Behavioural safety training

This course defines behavioural safety and explains the origins of the concept. It covers how it can be implemented in the workplace and some of the potential benefits. It includes analysis of some examples of ‘at risk behaviours’ and some examples of ways you can measure how well your organisation is doing when it comes to safety.