Health & Safety at Work Training

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Everyone has a part in making workplaces a safe place to be, this Virtual College RoSPA assured and CPD approved health and safety at work course is suitable for anyone looking to gain or refresh their health and safety knowledge. The course informs why it is so important to follow the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Meet legal obligations for health and safety training and receive an instant digital certificate with this course.
Course Level: Intermediate
6 Modules (Duration: 1 CPD Hour)
Accreditation: RoSPA Assured, CPD Certified
Certificate: Self printed
Last Updated: 14th February 2025
Description
Everyone wants to stay safe and healthy, and that’s why health and safety (H&S) at work is enshrined in law. Being unwell or put at risk of harm has wide implications for both the individual affected and the business they work for.
When the Health and Safety at Work Act came into force in 1974, businesses were now responsible for keeping their employees safe and well. That included training them regularly in how to do that.
This short course on Awareness of Health and Safety at Work helps you understand the importance of this topic. You’ll find out about the key principles: how to recognise and control hazards, how to prevent accidents and how to communicate health and safety information. Employers can use this course to comply with their obligations to legislation.
By taking this e-learning health and safety awareness course, you'll meet your legal obligations, minimise the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits for your company, gain awareness of health and safety issues and be able to demonstrate your understanding of health and safety laws.
Everyone has a role to play in ensuring their own health and safety at work, as well as that of their colleagues.
Why take this Awareness of Health and Safety course?
Awareness of Health and Safety at Work is designed to teach both employees and employers why health and safety in the workplace is so important in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
By taking this e-learning health and safety awareness course, you'll meet your legal obligations, minimise the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits for your company, gain awareness of health and safety issues and be able to demonstrate your understanding of health and safety laws.
Health and Safety in the Workplace Course Duration
This health and safety awareness course should take 45 minutes to one hour to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.
Your progress is automatically saved along the way so you can complete the training at your convenience.
Accreditation
Our Awareness of Health and Safety training course is RoSPA assured and their logo will be included on your certificate.
This health and safety in the workplace course has also been certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
After completing this health and safety in the workplace course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College health and safety awareness certificate for your records.
To complete the course you will need to pass our online assessment with a score of 80% or over, the assessment is made up of 15 multiple choice questions.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this workplace health and safety course.
Further online training courses
We have over 300 accredited online courses and a wide selection of health and safety courses including Complete Health & Safety Package, IOSH Working Safely and Health, Safety & Welfare.
View our full catalogue of online courses here.
Legislation covered in this course includes:
The content of this course will help employers and employees address the legal obligations around the main piece of health and safety legislation - Health and Safety at Work 1974.
This legislation places a duty of care on employers to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of all employees are adequately taken into consideration. By taking this course, you are helping to uphold the high standards of health and safety within your workplace and meet the legal obligations around health and safety in the workplace.
What you'll learn
- Key terms in Health and Safety and describing responsibilities of employers and employees according to legislation#
- The purpose of a risk assessment and how to conduct one
- Identifying, removing and mitigating against hazards in various types of working environments
- How mental health and other aspects of wellbeing are important at work
- The unique challenges some people face at work
Suitable for
- Anyone working in an office, retail, construction, food/catering, manufacturing, warehouse, hospital or hospitality environment
- Quite simply put this course is suitable for anyone and has been designed to help keep you and those around you at work safe
Course Structure
The course starts with a short introduction to explain what it covers and some of the key terminology around workplace health and safety. This part also covers what you'll learn in the course and explains how the final assessment works. There is also a short self assessment which helps you find out how confident you are on the topic.
Certification
Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.
If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.

Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
After completing this health and safety in the workplace course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College health and safety awareness certificate for your records. This health and safety in the workplace course has been certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
See more about our Health and Safety courses here.
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