All training courses have been developed by Harrow Council to provide a range of accredited classroom training to enhance skills, knowledge and improve business performance.
Our courses are delivered by accredited tutors with specific knowledge and qualifications in the courses they deliver. Our tutors are fully qualified Environmental Health Practitioners who are able to offer detailed advice to a wide range of businesses.
Courses will ensure your knowledge and practices are up-to-date and meet specific legislative requirements. Our courses are open to public and private sectors, all businesses, voluntary and community organisations, and individuals.
Courses take place at Harrow Council Hub on Forward Drive, but we can also provide bespoke courses to meet the needs of your specific business which can be delivered at the academy or at your premises subject to certain criteria.
The Stress Awareness course is a half day course which is specifically designed for employees who may have management responsibilities within their roles that could result to be stressful.
The Health and Safety Executive has defined stress at work as the adverse reaction that individuals within the workplace have to excessive pressure or other types of demands being placed on them. We understand that dealing with stress at work difficult as well as confusing as those that are affected have limited control or means to relieve the stress that they are experiencing.
This course provides details on what you need to know to prevent stress at work and avoid the damaging economic and human costs. Candidates will receive a Harrow Council certificate in Stress Awareness.
Food Hygiene Level 2
The Food Hygiene Level 2 course was introduced to help candidates understand their legal responsibilities as well as to provide an awareness of legislation that advocates for Health and Safety within the workplace.
The Health and Safety course will give candidates a basic introduction into risk assessment and some of the standard control measures to reduce risk in the workplace. Candidates who successfully complete this course and pass the examination paper will receive a nationally recognised certificate from the accrediting body.
Health and Safety Level 2
The Health and Safety Level 2 course is a one-day course which is designed to help candidates understand their legal responsibilities and to provide an awareness of legislation that govern health and safety in the workplace.
The course will also give a basic introduction into risk assessment and some of the standard control measures to reduce risk in the workplace.
The course content follows the standard Level 2 format set out by the main accrediting bodies including CIEH and HABC. Candidates who successfully complete this course and pass the multiple choice question paper will receive a nationally recognised certificate from the accrediting body
Manual Handling
The Manual handling course is a one-day course that benefits staff that are undertaking potentially hazardous manual handling activities.
It is a Legal requirement under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations to ensure that effective training is provided and a manual handling risk assessment is undertaken where such tasks cannot be avoided. It has been found that more than 25% of accidents reported each year to the HSE are associated with Manual Handling.
Our Manual Handling awareness training course will provide candidates with the knowledge to reduce the risks from Manual handling activities and understand the basic technique for completing a safe lift. The candidates will also understand the requirements in relation to carrying out Manual Handling risk assessments.
COSHH Awareness
The COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) awareness course is a half day course which was designed for those who work with or around harmful substances as well as for those that supervise these kinds of works.
It has been found that every year a significant number of workers have their health affected by exposure to hazardous liquids, dusts, gases, vapours, fumes and biological agents.
By ensuring that employees are fully aware of the potential dangers of the substances they work with, and understand what safe systems of work need to be applied, you can avoid putting yourself at risk or any other employees or persons at risk of being made ill.
Fire Marshal
The Fire Marshal course is a half day course which is specifically designed for those who have to carry out the duties of fire wardens/marshals within their job roles.
The course trains candidates how to deal with a fire emergency, the importance of prevention, and the necessity of urgent action when fire breaks out. Depending on site location and use a practical exercise will be undertaken to familiarise candidates with on site conditions and existing fire preventative and control measures.
Candidates will receive a Harrow Council certificate of Awareness in Fire Warden Duties.
Food Hygiene Level 3
The Food Hygiene Level 3 course is a three-day course which was designed for supervisors/managers as well as other candidates in other types of managerial responsibilities.
The course covers a wide range of topics to enable those in supervising or managerial positions to make decisions with regard to food safety. Emphasis is placed on the measures necessary to control the most common reasons for food poisoning outbreaks including temperature control, effective cooling, storage and thawing, preventing contamination and the destruction of food poisoning bacteria.
Candidates who successfully complete this course and pass the examination paper will receive a nationally recognised certificate from the accrediting body.
Risk assessment awareness
The Risk Assessment course is a half day designed specifically for those who have been appointed to carry out Risk Assessment in respect of general risks associated with their area of work or those that have management responsibilities in respect of the premises where they are based.
A risk assessment is nothing more than a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can decide whether you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Risk assessment is the methodology that underpins all decisions about health and safety.
The governing legislation is the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which require all employers to carry out an assessment of risk by a competent person. This risk assessment training course examines what is meant by Hazard, risk assessment, the basic principles of risk management, and the HSE’s recognised five-step approach to successful risk assessment.
Candidates will also understand the legal requirements and receive a Harrow Council certificate in Risk Assessment.
Lone working
The Lone working course is a half day course which is designed for individuals that work on their own and without direct supervision from senior members of staff even for a short time.
This course looks into the higher risk scenarios that can be presented in workplaces in challenging environments. Within this course, an understanding of the risks and standard controls that can be put in place to provide a safe personal working environment is provided.
Candidates who successfully complete this course will receive a Harrow Council Certificate.
Asbestos awareness
The asbestos course is a half day course which is designed specifically for those who have been appointed to carry out minor works in respect of Asbestos or those that have management responsibilities in respect of buildings where asbestos may be present.
The course trains candidates how to deal with an emergency, the importance of preventing exposure, and the necessity of strict management controls in respect of buildings which contain Asbestos materials.
Risk Assessment Level 3
A 2/3-day course. This qualification provides a thorough understanding of the main categories of accidents and ill health, their socio-economic costs and the benefits of good health and safety management.
Candidates who successfully complete this as an accredited course and pass the exam will receive a nationally recognised certificate from the accrediting body.