Lantra Approved STS Exclusive
Support your safety culture by developing your knowledge and understanding of health and safety within the waste sector.
STS Exclusive Course
Introducing STS Exclusive Course: Awareness of Health and Safety in the Waste Industry
Overview in brief
This course is suitable for all employees who are working within the Waste industry. The course will help individuals understand the risks and hazards associated with the waste industry to ensure a safe workplace. The result will be that you can develop or maintain a strong safety culture in your workplace by informing all employees to aid in participation.
Support your safety culture by developing your knowledge and understanding of health and safety within the waste sector.
- Laws and Regulations
- Risk assessments
- Hazards in the waste industry
- Near Miss and accident reporting
- Safety culture
- SSOWs
- Permit to works
- Manual handling
- Confined spaces
- Working at height
- PPE
- Noise
- Dust and Bio aerosols
- Syringes
- Tetanus
- Leptospirosis
- Dermatitis
- Pedestrians in the workplace
- Blind corners
- Vehicle tipping
- Dangers of fire
- Lithium batteries
- Spontaneous combustion
- Safety with conveyors
- Emergency stops
- Machine guarding
- Magnet warning
- Emergency procedures
- Clean down procedures
- Prestart checks
- Lock out procedures
- Unblocking equipment
- Maintaining a safe working area
- PTO safety
- Safety with hydraulics
- Greasing and refuelling
The finer details
One day training course giving you the opportunity to get a comprehensive introduction to health and safety within the waste industry. The course is theory only with some breakaway sessions to get the learners thinking of hazards and involved in the learning process. On completion you will receive a certificate of attendance.
Starting someone new to the waste industry? This course is the perfect introduction to the industry. Designed to cover as many safety aspects as possible in one day it’s the perfect follow up to the initial induction of a new employee.
- Laws and Regulations
- Risk assessments
- Hazards in the waste industry
- Near Miss and accident reporting
- Safety culture
- SSOWs
- Permit to works
- Manual handling
- Confined spaces
- Working at height
- PPE
- Noise
- Dust and Bio aerosols
- Syringes
- Tetanus
- Leptospirosis
- Dermatitis
- Pedestrians in the workplace
- Blind corners
- Vehicle tipping
- Dangers of fire
- Lithium batteries
- Spontaneous combustion
- Safety with conveyors
- Emergency stops
- Machine guarding
- Magnet warning
- Emergency procedures
- Clean down procedures
- Prestart checks
- Lock out procedures
- Unblocking equipment
- Maintaining a safe working area
- PTO safety
- Safety with hydraulics
- Greasing and refuelling