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What Is Health and Safety Level 2 and Do You Need One?
Health & Safety

What Is Health and Safety Level 2 and Do You Need One?

Health and Safety Level 2 usually means a regulated Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace. No UK law requires it. This guide explains what the qualification is, when you genuinely need one, and when CPD-accredited training meets the legal duty.

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What Is a COSHH Certificate and Do You Need One?
Health & Safety

What Is a COSHH Certificate and Do You Need One?

No UK law requires a COSHH certificate. Regulation 12 of the COSHH Regulations 2002 requires suitable and sufficient training, and the certificate is how you prove it. This guide explains what a COSHH certificate should show, whether it expires, what it does not cover, and how to get one online.

10 min read
COSHH training: what UK employers must actually train, refresh and record
Health & Safety

COSHH training: what UK employers must actually train, refresh and record

COSHH remains one of the biggest causes of work-related ill health in Great Britain. Around 13,000 deaths a year are linked to past workplace exposure to chemicals and dust, on top of 22,000 new breathing or lung cases and 16,000 skin cases each year. Here is what the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 actually require, and where the learndirect online course fits.

10 min read
Asbestos awareness: what UK employers must actually train, refresh and record
Health & Safety

Asbestos awareness: what UK employers must actually train, refresh and record

Asbestos is still the single largest cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain, killing over 5,000 people every year from exposure decades ago. Around 300,000 non-domestic buildings still contain it. Here is what HSE and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 actually require, and where the learndirect online course fits.

10 min read
Working at height: what UK employers must actually plan and provide
Health & Safety

Working at height: what UK employers must actually plan and provide

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to any work where a fall could cause injury, not just above 2 metres. Falls from height remain the single largest cause of workplace fatalities in Great Britain. Here is what HSE actually requires, how the hierarchy of control works, and where the learndirect online course fits.

9 min read
First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work: what UK employers must provide
First Aid

First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work: what UK employers must provide

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require every UK employer to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and personnel. This guide covers the law, when Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) is enough, when the fuller First Aid at Work (FAW) qualification is needed, and where the learndirect £25 online course fits.

12 min read
Manual handling and moving and handling training: what UK employers must provide
Health & Safety

Manual handling and moving and handling training: what UK employers must provide

Manual handling training - also called moving and handling training in care and healthcare - is a legal requirement under UK health and safety law. Here is what MHOR 1992 demands, the HSE guideline weights, patient handling essentials, and how to prove compliance.

11 min read

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