Working safely trains workers to ensure that their individual and collective actions contribute to health and safety in the workplace and that responsibilities are clearly understood.Managing Safely
This course is designed for those required to mange safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation’s policy and best practice Health and Safety.
A recent case involving a social worker visiting a client has highlighted an issue that could affect the Sports and Recreation Industry. The social worker was required to lift their client and as consequence injured their back. The social worker has successfully sued their employer. The courts felt that acting in an emergency was reasonably foreseeable and that warnings of the risks should have been given.