IOSH Working Safely

WYG Training is recognised as a market leader in the provision of training services in the construction, health & safety and environmental sectors in Ireland.

WYG Training is the training department of WYG Ireland, which we use to provide training and assessment services for both for our own staff and external companies. We have vast experience of the development, delivery and administration of a wide range of training courses for people and organisations throughout Ireland and the UK. With the size and breadth of our services, we are ideally placed to deliver high quality training courses for your organisation.

The ethos of WYG Training is to deliver quality training at the right price, time and location for the client using expert trainers. We can offer you tailored training packages which can be delivered at your premises or at our modern training facilities in Belfast or Derry at a very competitive rate.

The importance of training and staff development has long been recognised as the key to an organisations success. However, WYG Training also recognises the need to be flexible and adaptable to ensure that training is relevant, and delivered at a time and in a manner to suit the needs of the client.

We are constantly updating our courses provided to ensure that our clients have access to the most up to date information to help them achieve their goals. Our trainers are all experts in their respective fields and are normally actively involved in consultancy work ensuring that their knowledge is current.

WYG Training Courses are available in the following sectors:

• Health & Safety
• Construction & Engineering
• Environmental
• Sustainability
• First Aid
• Rail Training
• Management Systems

This one day course is ideal for people at any level, in any sector, needing a grounding in the essentials of Health & Safety. Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they must ‘work safely’ – and this course offers exactly that.

1. Introducing working safely

It’s not unusual for delegates coming on an introductory course to think that accidents only happen to ‘other people’. This module stresses the realities of the human suffering behind the statistics and emphasises the importance of personal responsibility.

2. Defining Hazard and Risk

This module puts ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ into everyday language and uses familiar examples to show what can happen. Importantly, it makes it clear that even something that is very simple or repeated over and over again can go wrong, with serious consequences. Focusing on the six, broad hazard groups, delegates are asked to think about the hazards and risks they come across in their own work. ‘Risk Assessment’ is demystified – delegates learn that we all carry out informal assessments day in, day out.

3. Identifying common hazards

All the main issues are covered in this module – entrances and exits, work traffic, fire, chemicals, electricity, physical and verbal abuse, bullying, stress, noise and the working environment, slips, trips and falls, and manual handling. Each area is backed by crystal clear examples and scenarios, and useful summaries reinforce the key learning points.

4. Improving safety performance

This module deals with systems and processes, making sure that any jargon is explained in easily understood terms. The session bridges the gap between management and the workforce, encouraging delegates to play a part in processes that are commonly seen as just down to their manager or supervisor. Other areas – including contract work, inspections, safe systems and permits, protective equipment, signage, emergency procedures, reporting and health checks – are all focused on from the delegate’s point of view.

5. Protecting our environment

A short but effective introduction to waste and pollution leads into a look at how organisations and individual team members can get involved in reducing environmental impacts.