Statistics show that most accidents to new employees happen in the first two weeks of their work. It is important for a learner to receive in-company health and safety induction training before the employee is placed in the workplace.

In any working environment, induction should include the following:

• Tour of the premises and introduction to key staff
  
• The company’s legal responsibilities and duty of care
  
• The learner’s legal responsibilities to themselves and others
  
• The company’s health and safety policy, organisation and arrangements
  
• Supervision arrangements
  
• Risks and the control measures
  
• Prohibitions and health and safety rules
  
• Emergency and fire arrangements
  
• First aid arrangements
  
• Accident, ill health and other incident reporting and investigating.

The Resources.ie Group provides Health and Safety Induction Training solutions to all sectors of industry. We can develop and deliver an 'Induction Package' for your business which will meet all requirements of the Duty of Care principle, and also allows your employees to operate confidently and safely in the work areas.
We have extensive experience in developing Employee Safety Manuals and similar documents for a wide variety of industries.
In addition, Safety Induction Programmes developed by us are fully accessible to all levels within your organisation and once in place can be easily delivered by key staff with responsibility for Human Resource and Health and Safety functions, if required.

Course Details
This Course is designed with all construction site and local authority workers (including apprentices and trainees) in mind. Any person wishing to enter a construction site must ensure that they have a basic knowledge of health and safety. Essentially, any person who works on a building must have a Safe Pass card. This requirement came in to effect in 2003 and applies to all workers in the construction sector. The law also requires that cards must be refreshed every four years.

Course Objectives

• Raise Industry Status of Safety Awareness
• Ensure all site personnel undergo training
• Maintain a register of trained personnel
• Provide all participants with a Safe Pass card

Course Modules

• Reasons for Safety
• Health and Safety Legislation
• Accident Reporting & Prevention
• Health and Hygiene
• Manual Handling
• Working at Heights
• Electricity under/over ground
• Hand Held Equipment & Tools
• P.P.E.
• Vehicles
• Noise and Vibrations
• Excavation and Confined Spaces

No. of Participants: Maximum of 20 participants.
Duration: One day
Certification: On successful completion of this course a Fas Safe Pass Identity Card will be issued by FAS.

The Resources.ie Group provides approved cover documentation to all course participants for the period between completion of course and receipt of cards.

Aim of Programme
To increase awareness of safe manual handling of loads and to reduce the risk of occupational injury while carrying out manual handling tasks in the workplace. It will also identify the skills and techniques involved in safe lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or, moving a load.

Course Summary:

• Introduction
• Aim and objectives
• Employers and Employees obligations in relation to manual handling at work
• Structure and function of the spine
• Types and causes of back pain
• Methods of lifting/putting down, carrying, loading, unloading, pushing, pulling and reaching
• Practical Demonstrations
• Dealing with different types of loads at work
• Basic manual handling rules
• Theory Examination
• Practical Examination

Duration: 3 Hours
Delegates: 10 maximum
Certification: On successful completion of this course a Resources.ie Group Training Certificate will be issued.

Aim of Programme
This programme is delivered as 3 day course by a certified Occupational First Aid Instructor. It will provide successful participants with the knowledge and skills to act competently when providing basic First Aid intervention to a casualty.

Objectives

Participants who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand the responsibilities of the occupational first aider
• Be familiar with health and safety legislation on first aid provision in the workplace
• Be able to provide treatment for preserving life or minimising the consequences of injury until the arrival of medical aid
• Be able to provide treatment in the workplace for an injury which does not require the attention of a medical practitioner or nurse
• Be capable of coordinating first aid arrangements in the workplace

Course Summary:

• First aid in the workplace
• Patient assessment
• Respiratory emergencies
• Cardiac first response
• Wounds and bleeding
• Altered levels of consciousness
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Burns and scalds, chemicals, electric shock

Duration:  3 Days – Full Course 1 Day – Refresher Course
Participants: 8 maximum.
Certification: On successful completion of the course each participant will be issued an Occupational First Aid Certificate, valid for two years. The course and certification are to FETAC Level 5 standard, recognised by PHECC and the Health and Safety Authority.

Aim of Programme
This course is designed to train employees to act in the capacity of Fire Wardens in the workplace. The course is designed to meet the requirements for employee safety under current legislation, and to ensure a controlled and planned approach to emergencies at your place of work.

Objectives

• Identify the role of the Fire Warden.
• Fire Prevention.
• Fire Evacuation drill.
• Fire fighting.
• Responsibilities for the employer & employee.

Course content:

• Health & Safety Requirements
• Fire Protection Equipment
• Fire Spread
• Pre-Fire Planning
• Fire & Evacuation Procedures
• Simulated Emergency and Response

Duration: 4 hrs
Delegates: 10 Maximum
Note: It is a requirement that participants undertaking Fire Warden Training have already completed a Basic Fire Safety Course. If required, both courses can be combined on the same day, which will minimise interruption to your business operation.

Aim of Programme
The Fire Safety training course is designed to raise awareness of fire hazards within the work environment and to provide participants with the knowledge to protect themselves.

Course Summary

• Fire Safety Legislation
• Fire Triangle
• Physics and Chemistry of Fire
• Development and Spread of Fire
• Action in the event of Fire
• Tackling the Fire
• Training Review

A practical demonstration of fire extinguishers is incorporated into the course, where all participants are instructed in the correct and safe methods of discharging a fire extinguisher on an active fire.

Duration: 3 hours
Participation: Maximum of 12
Certification: On successful completion of this course a Resources.ie Group Training Certificate will be issued. Note: We will liaise with your fire equipment provider and ensure that the extinguisher units removed for Test Discharge & Refill as per regulations are made available for any training undertaken on site. This would represent a substantial saving to your company relating to peripheral equipment costs incurred during fire safety training.

Under the 2006 Construction Regulations all machine operators operating on construction sites must have a valid CSCS card for particular machines.

The courses provided here will give them the required knowledge on how to minimise the risk of accidents in their workplace while operating their machines. We provide both New Entrant and Experienced Training Courses. Training is generally undertaken at the participant’s place of work where in addition to statutory content the course can be customised to local requirements. If required, training can be arranged at an approved training centre.

Types of Plant/Machinery covered:

• Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
• Road Roller
• Articulated Dumper
• Tractor/Dozer
• 180 Excavators
• 360 Excavators
• Telescopic Handler
• Front Loader Training
• Site Dumper Operation
• Mini-Diggrs

Course content and durations will vary considerably due to the wide range of machines covered and also the level of experience already attained by the participant. Please contact us for specific information on your course requirements.

Certification: On successful completion of this course each participant will be issued with a Construction Skills Certification Scheme identification card for their type of machine.

Aim of Programme
This comprehensive half-day programme is designed to cover all of the legal requirements for the safe use and mounting of abrasive wheels in accordance with the Abrasive Wheels Act 1982. It looks at the most up-to-date legislation, plus, wheel selection, wheel storage, wheel types and markings. This course also includes practical demonstrations on procedures to be followed when mounting abrasive wheels.

Objective
On completion of the course participants will have a working knowledge of how to select and mount an abrasive wheel on various types of abrasive wheel equipment.

Course Modules:

• Examination and test of abrasive wheels
• Storage
• Handling
• Speeds of wheels
• Speeds of spindles
• Mounting
• Guards
• Wheel selection
• Work rests
• Misuse of wheels
• Truing and dressing
• Protection of eyes
• Training and appointment of persons to mount wheels

Duration: 4 hrs
Participation: Maximum of 12
Certification: On successful completion of this course a Resources.ie Group Training Certificate will be issued.

Course Details:
Since 1998 it has been a legal requirement for all food businesses to have a food safety management system based on the principle of HACCP. Under current legislation, a “food business” is defined as “...any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any or all of the following: preparation, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing, transportation, distribution, handling or offering for sale or supply of foodstuffs”.

Course Objective:
Participants will be able to develop and implement an effective HACCP system within their own work environment, which will include the capability to review and monitor the on-going effectiveness of the programme.

Modules:

• What is HACCP
• Benefits of HACCP system
• Pre-requisites of HACCP
• Irish codes of practice

Seven principals of HACCP

• Development of HACCP
• Effective controls
• Documentation & Records
• Monitoring procedures
• Review of IS22000 – Food Safety Management System
• Devising an action plan
• Course review and close

Duration: 1 Day
Participation: Maximum of 12
Certification: On successful completion of this course a HACCP Food Safety Certificate will be issued.

Aim of Programme

On completion of the course participants will be able to:

• List routes of entry of chemicals into the body
• Identify health effects of chemicals
• Identify warning symbols and read relevant product warning labels
• Use an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
• Identify and use different types of available PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

Course Summary

• Legislation
• Introduction to chemicals
• Routes of entry of chemicals
• Classification of hazardous substances
• Warning signs
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Final discussion and review

Duration: 3 Hours
Participants: 12 maximum
Certification: On successful completion of this course a Resources.ie Group Training Certificate will be issued.

Basic Guarding Skills Course - FETAC Level 4

Course Outline:
This programme is designed to provide security officers new to the industry with the basic knowledge to assist them to carry out everyday security tasks. It is also suitable for security officers already working within the industry who wish to gain their first qualification.

Who should attend:
New and existing security officers.

Course Content:

• Role and Responsibilities of the Security Officer
• Searching
• Patrolling
• Access Control
• Fire Awareness
• Security and Emergency Systems
• Health and Safety
• The Law
• Emergencies
• Communications and Reporting
• Customer Care and Social Skills

Course Certification:
On successful completion of this programme delegates will receive a FETAC Basic Guarding Skills Certificate which meets the requirements of the Private Security Services Act 2004.

Course duration:
2 days for new entrants A one day course is offered for those with suitable prior experience or relevant qualifications.


Door Security Procedures - FETAC Level 4

Course Outline:
This course is designed to provide the learner with an understanding of the practical security duties and procedures for those working doors of pubs, nightclubs, fast food outlets and theatres. Satisfactory completion of this module meets with licensing requirements of the Security Induction Training within the Guarding Services Standard IS999:2004. The Private Security Services Act 2004 and the Private Security Authority are the licensing mechanisms for those operating or wishing to operate within the private sector security.

Course Content:

• Introduction to the Security Industry
• Roles & Responsibilities of Door Supervisors
• Customer Care
• Risk awareness
• Employment Equality Legislation
• Health & Safety Legislation
• Licensing Legislation
• Criminal & Civil Law
• Arrest Techniques
• Searching
• Drugs and Drugs Awareness
• Emergency Procedures
• Incident and Crime Reporting
• Fire Safety Training

Course Duration: 2 days for new entrants A one day course is offered for those with suitable prior experience or relevant qualifications.
Certification: On successful completion of the course, delegates will receive a FETAC Level 4 Door Security Procedures Certificate.