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General awareness

General awareness training courses

Short awareness courses that cover the hazards most people meet at work: manual handling, working at height, abrasive wheels, COSHH, confined spaces and the rest. Acadame accredited, run at our centres, live online or at your own site anywhere in the UK.

What awareness training is for

Awareness courses are short, practical sessions for the people doing the work rather than the people managing it. Each one takes a single hazard that turns up on most sites and in most workplaces, explains what the law expects, and shows the controls that keep people safe, so staff can spot a problem and know what to do about it.

Most run in half a day and a few take a full day. They suit new starters, a team moving onto a new type of work, or a refresher when a risk assessment or an incident says one is due. Every course carries an Acadame certificate for your training records, and we run them at our centres in Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Manchester and Liverpool, or at your own premises anywhere in the UK for a group.

Awareness training is not a licence or a competence ticket. Where a job needs a formal qualification, such as an NPORS card for plant, a first aid certificate or a CITB course, the course page says so and points you to the right one.

The courses

Every awareness course we run

Manual HandlingHalf a day on safe lifting technique, assessing a load and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations.Course details and datesWorking at HeightHalf a day on the hierarchy of control, ladders, towers and the Work at Height Regulations 2005.Course details and datesAbrasive WheelsHalf a day on wheel selection, inspection, safe use and the hazards of grinders and cut off saws.Course details and datesCAT and Genny Cable AvoidanceA day of practical sweeping with a cable avoidance tool and signal generator before anyone digs.Course details and datesRAMSA day on writing risk assessments and method statements that people on site can actually follow.Course details and datesSlinging and Lifting AwarenessHalf a day on lifting accessories, signals and the basics of a safe lift under LOLER.Course details and datesConfined Space AwarenessHalf a day on recognising a confined space, the specified risks and why nobody goes in without a plan.Course details and datesCOSHH AwarenessHalf a day on hazardous substances, safety data sheets, labels and the controls COSHH requires.Course details and datesCOSHH Spill KitHalf a day on containing and cleaning up a spill safely with the kit you keep on site.Course details and datesCPR AwarenessHalf a day of hands on CPR and defibrillator practice for whole teams, not just first aiders.Course details and datesEvacuation ChairHalf a day on using an evacuation chair to move someone who cannot use the stairs.Course details and datesFire Warden and Fire MarshalHalf a day on evacuation, sweeping, roll call and extinguisher use.Course details and datesHealth and Safety RepresentativeA day on the role, rights and functions of a workplace safety representative.Course details and dates

Dates and cost

Every awareness course we run

Live availability straight from our booking system. Prices exclude VAT. We will also run any of these at your own site, so ask us if none of the dates work.

36 dates

Dates come straight from our booking system, so this list is current. Nothing here has to be booked online: call 0330 124 2165 or email hello@acadame.co.uk and we will book you on.

Questions about awareness training

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to give adequate health and safety training, and specific regulations such as those on manual handling, work at height and hazardous substances expect people to understand the risks they face. An awareness course is a straightforward way to meet that for the hazards your people meet day to day.

Most run in half a day. CAT and genny cable avoidance, RAMS and health and safety representative training take a full day.

Yes. For a group we run any of these at your site anywhere in the UK, which also lets us use your own equipment and examples. Individuals can join scheduled dates at our centres.

Start with your risk assessment: it should name the hazards your people face and the training that controls them. If you are not sure, tell us the job and we will tell you which course fits, including when the honest answer is none of these.

Not sure which one

Tell us the job and we will tell you the course

Awareness training is a legal duty in some cases and good practice in others. If you are not certain what your people need, talk to us before you book.

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