Principles of health and safety

• Understanding the responsibilities placed on employers and employees

• Hazard identification and control

• The importance of risk assessment as a technique for accident and ill health prevention

• Understanding unsafe acts and unsafe conditions as the main causes of harm to workers (manual handling, hazardous substances, exposure to noise and vibration)

• Understanding the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or reduce hazards to acceptable level

• Understanding the relations between companies and host communities

• Appreciate how workplace equipment and task design affect health and safety

• Contributing to health and safety management system

• Understanding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace

• Introduction to occupational health and hygiene

• Appreciate the importance of accident investigation and reporting

• Understanding environmental issues and sustainable development

• Introduction to emergency first aid

• Multiple choice question paper