Health and Safety Training

Health & safety training is about more than simple compliance. Your people are a critical business resource and effective health & safety training helps them understand their role in protecting themselves and others.

Our Training

Absolute Quality provides CIEH Foundation and Intermediate (previously Levels 2 and 3 respectively) Awards in Health and Safety in the Workplace, the Safety Passport Alliance qualifications and bespoke solutions to address your Health and Safety training needs.

Our Approach

Absolute Quality’s approach engages and relaxes candidates. We use a highly visual style so candidates can link together the key themes within health and safety to form a coherent understanding of the subject.

We make it as relevant as possible to both your candidates and your organisation by:

» gaining a detailed understanding of your organisations specific issues and key messages allowing us to weave these in amongst the material of the syllabus.

» careful tailoring discussion points during the sessions, so candidates can relate to the subjects being taught and re-enforce their understanding of this surprisingly interesting subject.

Whether it is the CIEH/RSPH Level 2 Award in H&S or something entirely bespoke, we believe that the training should be written and delivered to meet the needs of your organisation. To ensure this is the case our closed courses can be delivered at your venue and time to suit your shift patterns.

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HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)

Implementing an effective food safety system based on HACCP principles should do more than simply meet your legal obligations as a food company.

Whilst HACCP is basically “Risk Assessment” for food safety a well implemented HACCP study can add so much more to your business including process streamlining, improve efficiencies, increase knowledge of your products and processes and even enhance co-operation and understanding between departments.

Our HACCP Training

Absolute Quality delivers HACCP solutions ranging from short awareness briefings to hands on coaching of your HACCP team through the implementation of their HACCP systems (whilst gaining a level 2 or 3 certificate).

HACCP through Coaching

A popular option is delivering the RSPH Level 2 Foundation Award in HACCP course using a coaching method. Instead of sending your candidate(s) to join an open course, where they are likely to talk about a generic food process, We can cover the same syllabus with it tailored to your products and processes. This means that your delegates not only earn a recognised qualification but understand your HACCP system in detail as they helped develop it.

As a consequence delegates can really hit the ground running.

Andrew Willson

Absolute Quality’s Director of Training, Andrew Willson, has over 30 years experience working with HACCP across a wide range of company sizes and product types. His practical approach to HACCP has enhanced his reputation as a leading trainer in this field. Read Andrews full profile.

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Manual Handling

Manual Handling injuries remain one of the single biggest causes of work-related ill health representing a huge cost to businesses. Sadly most of these injuries are avoidable. Focused and meaningful manual handling training can significantly reduce the risk of injury whilst having a positive impact on productivity and costs.

Our Training

We offer a Level 2 equivalent award in the Principles of Manual Handling in a short session (typically just under half a day) that gives your team members a chance to reflect on manual handling. It includes:

» broadening peoples’ awareness of what constitutes a manual handling task
» giving clear insight to why injuries occur through understanding basic bio-mechanics
» focusing on candidate and company obligations under the Manual Handling regulations
» discussing practical approaches that help reduce the risk of injuries occurring.

Our Approach

Repeatedly companies and candidates tell us this short sharp intervention is a really good way of increasing awareness about this major health and safety topic. They state the courses delivery refreshes and builds candidates appreciation and understanding of wider health and safety issues.

Offered as either certified or non-certified this enjoyable, informative training is definitely focused on pro-actively reducing the risks to employees and companies alike.

Safety Pass Training

The Safety Pass Alliance training scheme has established a nationally recognised standard for the Health & Safety training of employees, contractors and subcontractors. Courses available include the general ‘Core’ Health & Safety day alongside sector specific qualifications

Our Training

Absolute Quality delivers the initial Core Health & Safety day and the Food and Drink sector day plus the one day refresher covering both

Safety Pass Alliance Core And Food (Full) Initial Training

Candidates new to SPA must undertake the Core day and then add appropriate Sector specific days as they need them. Absolute Quality usually runs the Core and Food & Drink Manufacturing Sector days as a pair. Successful candidates receive a credit card sized passport which proves their attainment. This qualification lasts for 3 years.

Safety Pass Alliance Core And Food Refresher Training

This course is available to any eligible candidate, allowing them to renew their qualification in a day rather than repeat the two days of the full course. To undertake this course, candidates must hold a current Full Core and Food & Drink sector qualification and be within 6 months of the expiry date detailed on their SPA card. Just like the full course, we run both open courses and those for individual clients.

Safety Pass Alliance Core Only Training

Increasingly companies are choosing the SPA Core day as a standalone qualification to demonstrate that their employees have a sound understanding of basic health & safety principles. This cost effective and engaging day of training covers key health & safety topics and focuses on the candidates’ responsibilities to themselves and others. Additionally because of the modular nature of the SPA scheme once a candidate holds the Core day they can respond quickly to new opportunities by simply adding the appropriate sector qualification.

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Principles of Internal Auditing

Our internal auditing training course is designed to help you to develop the essential skills to ensure your auditing is effective and robust. It applies to any management system, whether it’s quality, environmental, health and safety, or sector specific standards.

Boost your internal auditing capabilities and confidence in planning and managing an audit programme, performing and reporting an effective audit, as well as taking necessary corrective action with our training course.

OUR TRAINING

Our one-day Principles of Manual Handling course is based on the ISO 19011 standard for auditing a management system. The standard provides guidance on the principles of auditing, managing an audit programme and conducting management system audits, as well as guidance on the evaluation of competence of individuals involved in the audit process.

The course will cover key areas such as:

• The concept of audit – key terms and principles of auditing
• Types of audit
• The reasons for internal audits
• Stages of an audit, audit cycles and programmes
• Being an auditor – attributes, knowledge and skills
• Auditor Dos and Don’ts
• Addressing Issues – non-conformances
• Continual Improvement

The course is ideal for anyone involved in the auditing, maintaining or supervising of a management system, and particularly those who may need to refresh knowledge based on the newly revised ISO 19011 standard.

OUR APPROACH

This course focuses on a common-sense, risk-based approach to the principles of auditing, which are detailed in the ISO 19011 standard. This applies across all aspects of auditing from overall audit program management, planning to performance. It also gives detailed information on types and styles of auditing, concepts including leadership and commitment, and addressing issues and corrective actions raised during an audit.

Upon completion of our internal auditing course you’ll receive an internal audit qualification based on the principals of ISO 19011 and will be able to use your newly acquired skills to internally audit your management systems. It’s also the perfect foundation to pursue higher levels auditing training and qualifications.

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Bespoke Training

Absolute Quality has the breadth and depth of expertise to deliver a wide range of training designed specifically for your business.

Andrew Willson leads a team who specialise in developing and delivering focused training that fits our clients’ needs. The solution that is right for you might be a minor addition to a well regarded, certified qualification from a major awarding body through to something as unique as your organisation.

The range of bespoke courses includes Food Safety, HACCP, Health & Safety, Quality, Management system implementation, internal auditing and risk management.

Example Bespoke Training Projects

» short “toolbox talks” to be delivered out across various work sites

» single sessions that combine an awarding bodies certified qualification and company policies and procedures

» full “across every shift pattern” briefings/training that ensure a consistent message is delivered

» inductions and briefings delivered via Articulate Presenter that can be run from DVD, data pen or across a network

Whether the delivery method is face to face or via video we aim to speak to each of your candidates ‘personally’ – providing a consistent message on behalf of your organisation in an engaging, accessible way.

And because our professional team of trainers can deliver these sessions on your behalf it frees up your key staff to focus their time and skills in areas that add real value to your organisation.

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