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WORK EQUIPMENT

40 minutes, including interactions

Suitable for

• Essential health and safety training for people in H&S roles
• Critical training for people that use work equipment
• Can be used as part of a wider health and safety programme
• Generalist e-learning course for all managers of people that use work
equipment
• Perfect for employee induction processes

Overview

According to UK Health & Safety laws, all employers are required to ensure, so far
as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of all their employees.
There are also specific pieces of regulation which refer to the use of equipment at
work, such as PUWER, LOLER and the Supply of Machinery regulations.

Work equipment is almost any equipment which is used while at work including:
machines, hand tools and lifting equipment. Using the wrong equipment for the job,
faulty equipment, inadequate or no training, and not taking proper precautions can all
lead to accidents with work equipment. These accidents can occur as a result of
falls, victims being caught in machines, flying objects, poor training or using the
wrong equipment.

Course Objectives

This Using Work Equipment e-learning course provides learners with all the
information they need to effectively use work equipment and help to ensure they
avoid injury for themselves and those around them. With this course, learners will:

• Identify what is meant by work equipment and the type of accidents that can
happen
• Establish the health and safety laws surrounding using work equipment
• Recognise the duty of employers surrounding the use of work equipment
• Understand how to control, reduce and remove the likelihood of accidents
occurring due to poor use of work equipment
• Explore how planned equipment and machinery maintenance helps ensure
the health and safety of everyone
• Follow clear guidelines for use of workplace equipment
• Specifically explore the symptoms and risks surrounding vibrations when
using workplace equipment

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