Workshop Safety

What does this Workshop Safety online course cover?

This short course provides you with an introduction to workshop safety. The course starts by explaining what is meant by the term ‘workshop’, then explores some of the regulations which govern workshop safety. After that, it covers the risk assessment controls that can be put in place to safeguard people and property against the dangers posed by work in the workshop environment. Then, it looks at the basic workshop safety rules you must follow before you start working, whilst you’re working, and when you’ve finished your task, along with ten general, yet vital, safety rules to abide by whilst you go about your daily work.  Finally, to finish, the course looks at the most common types of workshop accidents. 

By the end of this course you will: 

• Understand the term ‘Workshop’ and be able to identify common types of hazards associated with this kind of environment 
• Recognise and explain key Health and Safety legislation governing workshop safety 
• Understand the purpose and process of risk assessments in workshops and their importance 
• List and apply basic workshop safety rules, including the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE), safe working practices, and housekeeping. 
• Identify the most common types of workshop accidents and understand how to prevent them through adherence to safety rules and procedures.

This course is aimed at anyone who works in a Workshop environment or who is responsible for the safety of others within that same environment.