TUC Health and Safety Stage 1 Course_England (Classroom)

Health and Safety at work is always a major issue for all employees. Work places that have trade union health and safety reps have a significantly lower rate of accidents.

If you are a newly appointed safety rep, this is the course for you.

Who is the course for?

This is the core course for trade union health and safety representatives.

How long is the course?

This course will be delivered over 10 weeks in a classroom every Thursday (no sessions on 30th May & 13th June). Please note that this course could be moved to blended or online delivery using Microsoft Teams.

What will the course help me to do?

The course will help you to:

• Organise for health & safety
• Negotiate with employers to improve workplace safety
• Prevent accidents and ill health
• Apply H&S legislation

How much is the course?

There are no course fees for union reps from TUC affiliated unions.

PLEASE NOTE: This course is for residents of England only. This course will be delivered by Northern College. Please be aware that funding restrictions in some areas may mean that a college cannot accept your application: if this is the case you will be notified which college to reapply to.

Please be aware, applications will cease to be available 1 week before the scheduled start date. If you wish to apply after this date, please contact Paul Gibson [email protected]

*Please ensure that you have time off to attend this course and that you have notified the appropriate union branch official or officer that you intend to take the course.

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