•Overview of health and safety and workplace legislation
•Compliance, the role of the facilities manager, and who is accountable?
•Where we are now and to highlight issues of concern
•Applying required policies and procedures
•Developing and implementation/review of the safety policy
•Communicating with users, clients and contractors
•Health and safety manual
•‘Selling’ health and safety
•Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
•Electricity at Work Regulations
•Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations
•Manual Handling Operations Regulations
•Asbestos Regulations
•Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
•Work Equipment Regulations
•Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
•Understanding the Regulations
•Assessing contractors
•Understanding and setting accountability
•Why a method statement?
•How to apply a permit to work system
•Safe systems of work Risk Assessment
•Understanding your hazards
•Identifying specialist areas
•How to undertake these assessments
•Implementation of sound systems and processes
•Sick building syndrome and legionella
•Waste management
•Pest control
•Provisions for first aid
•Accident reporting and investigation
•Fire certificates
•The fire risk assessment
•Testing fire-fighting equipment?
•Emergency procedures Ergonomics Program
•Ergonomics – important or irrelevant?
•Are you complying with HSE regulations?
•Furniture and equipment
•Display screen equipment assessments
•Homeworking – your concern or not? Inspecting and Auditing
•Role of Health and Safety Executive Inspectors – ‘be prepared’
•FM role
•Staff/trade union involvement
•Independent audits
•Records and reports
•Communicating the results
Project Administrators
Staff Members
Property Managers
Operation Managers
Developers
Architects
Mechanical Engineers
Civil and Electrical Engineers
Building Operating Staff
Building Product Manufacturers
Property-related product and service providers.
Students entering the profession from colleges, universities, certificate, or technical programs