Lynwood Consultancy Services Ltd - Health and Safety Training

We have expert trainers to provide some of the best health and safety, fire safety and first aid training available. They are all certified trainers / teachers who have many years experience in applying their specialities in the real world. Our efficiencies have also enabled us to offer our training courses at very competitive prices too.

This 1/2 day manual handling course introduces candidates to the hazards and risks involved in manual handling and gives guidance on safe lifting, pulling and moving techniques. It will enable employees to assess and plan manual handling tasks and to develop safer manual handling techniques in the workplace. Manual Handling is a significant contributor to workplace injuries. In addition to encouraging your employees to contribute to a safe workplace this health and safety training course will help to reduce the likelihood of Manual Handling related injuries. It will also help employers to comply with their legal obligations in regard to the Manual Handling Regulations and other legal requirements.

This manual handling training includes modules on:

Identify why we carry out manual handling training
Explain what manual handling is
Explain what are the typical hazards and associated injuries involved
Explain how we can assess manual handling tasks & how we can reduce the risks
Demonstrate & practice good lifting techniques

This manual handling training course is fully customisable to include your lifting, carry and other handling processes. There are open courses on dates throughout the year at our training centre in Greater Manchester or we can deliver the training at your location anywhere in the UK.

Our expert consultants can undertake your fire risk assessment, provide an in depth report with guidance on legal compliance and how things might be improved, help to formulate your fire plan and to develop your provisions and processes in terms of fire safety. Our report includes a management and building overview and identifies who is at risk including the disabled, young people and your visitors. It will identify potential ignition sources and provide photographic reporting of significant findings. Our specialist fire consultants will provide recommendations, where they are needed, on how to improve your fire safety provisions.

All of our fire risk assessors are ex-Fire and Rescue personnel with vast experience in fire risk assessing buildings of all types. We also have specialists fire risk assessors for assessing the risks from fires on airfields etc.

Since the introduction of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 businesses have been given greater responsibility for their own fire safety. The most cost effective way of dispensing with these responsibilities for fire safety is often to train internal staff.

Our trainers are experts in their field and are all ex- Fire and Rescue Service training providers. Each has vast operational experience and has been trained by the Fire Service College, which is backed up by further qualifications from NEBOSH and The Institute of Fire Engineers. Our training is offered as in house and can be provided at your location or, where there is no live fire training, at our training centre in Greater Manchester.

Fire safety training should be especially relevant to your employees and all of our fire training courses can be fully customised to reflect your fire safety provisions and procedures. If you have a high turnover of staff and a need to run regular fire safety training it may be cost effective to train your own staff to deliver internal induction training. If so, we can help with this too.

If your organisation needs fire wardens or fire marshals they will need to be trained so that they can perform their tasks effectively. Our fire marshal training course gives delegates an in depth understanding of their responsibilities and what they can expect to happen in the event of a fire.

All organisations must carryout a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment it must be recorded where there are 5 or more employees and it must be reviewed regularly. In small organisations, where there is a low risk of fire and the likely consequences are low too, employing an external fire risk assessor may be excessive in terms of both cost and effort. For such circumstances we provide fire risk assessor training.

Do you provide fire extinguishers at your place of work? If you do, is there anyone in your workplace trained on how to use them safely. People are often surprised at the risks involved in using fir extinguishers inappropriately or using the wrong extinguisher for the type of fire. During a fire is the wrong time to be surprised about the outcome. Fire extinguisher training is the solution.

We have developed a range of Fire Safety training courses to help you deliver your Fire Safety Plan:

Fire Induction Training
Fire Safety Induction Trainer
Fire Extinguisher Training
Fire marshal / fire warden
Fire Risk Assessment training
 

Fire Safety Induction Training is ideal for providing your fire safety information to new starters and for continuation or refresher training of employees. Though there is significant content, designed to enable employers to meet their obligations, the course is fully adaptable to your environment and procedures. For this reason it is not offered as an open course. 

Fire Safety Induction Training includes modules on:
Legislation
Common causes of fire
Housekeeping
Fire safety check (practical)
Theory of combustion
How fire spreads
Actions on discovering fire
Actions on hearing the alarm
Evacuation procedure
Classification of fires
Types of fire extinguishers
Practical use of fire extinguishers

Your fire safety induction training can be delivered at your venue anywhere in the UK or at our training centre in Greater Manchester. Courses delivered at our centre will not include practical use of fire extinguishers.

If yours is a large organisation or if you have a high turnover of staff it may be more cost effective for you own staff to deliver your fire safety induction training. The consequences of fire are often significant. Fires often cost lives. It is important that if you use internal staff to deliver your fire safety induction training that they understand all of the risks and the importance of the associated controls. This course covers all of the aspects of your fire safety procedures and provisions. As such it is only available as a closed course for your employees.

Fire Safety Induction Train the Trainer also covers:
Legislation
Common causes of fire
Fire hazard spotting
Housekeeping
Fire safety check (practical)
Theory of combustion
Actions on hearing the fire alarm
Fire detection and alarm systems
Evacuation procedure
Fire separation
Duties of a fire marshal or fire warden
Conduct of fire evacuation drills
Classification of fires
Types of fire extinguishers
Practical use of fire extinguishers

The Fire Safety Induction Trainer course is available for your staff at our training centre in Greater Manchester or at your venue anywhere in the UK. Courses run at our training centre will not include live fire extinguisher training.

If people use fire extinguishers in an inappropriate or improper way they could cause themselves or others serious harm and they could even become trapped in the fire. If fire fighting equipment is provided at work, it is important that the people who are expected to use it are trained how to do so. This course has been developed to include live training whereby delegates have the opportunity to extinguish a real fire. This is reliant on the provision of a safe place where the training equipment can be set up. This training is fully customised to include your fire extinguisher types (and procedures as applicable) and as such it is available only as a closed course. 

The Fire Extinguisher training course includes modules on:
Legislation
Common causes of fire
Housekeeping
Fire safety check (practical)
Theory of combustion
How fire spreads
Methods of fire separation
Actions on discovering fire
Actions on hearing the alarm
Evacuation procedure
Classification of fires
Types of fire extinguishers
Fire extinguisher operation (practical)

This course can be delivered at your venue anywhere in the UK where a safe place can be provided for the setup of the fire safety training equipment.

Depending on the size and complexity of your workplace your organisation may need fire marshals or fire wardens and where this is the case it is imperative that they are competent. This course delivers the information that your fire marshals or fire wardens would require to enable them to meet their responsibilities. Course content can be customised to meet your needs and as such is available only as a closed course. 

The Fire Marshal or Fire Warden course contains modules on:
Legislation
Common causes of fire
Housekeeping
Fire safety check (practical)
Theory of combustion
Actions on discovering fire
Actions on hearing the alarm
Fire detection & fire alarm systems
Methods of fire separation
Evacuation procedure
Duties of fire marshals / fire wardens
Evacuating premises
Classification of fires
Types of fire extinguishers
Fire extinguisher operation (practical)

We offer this Fire Safety training at your venue anywhere in the UK or at our training centre in Greater Manchester. Courses run in our training centre will not include practical use of fire extinguishers.

Fire risk assessments can be complex undertakings. This course has been designed to give delegates the underpinning principles of fire risk assessment. Like any other risk assessment your fire assessment should be reviewed periodically. If the nature of your business dictates that these assessments are frequent it can become costly to pay an external fire risk assessor. Training can provide you with the right solution for your organisation. Successful delegates will be able to undertake basic fire risk assessments in a low risk environment, with which they are familiar. 

The Fire Risk Assessment Training contains modules on:
Legislation - The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Managing fire safety
Duties of the employer, landlord, owner or responsible person
Principles of fire & explosion
Causes and prevention of fires
Fire protection in buildings and fire separation
Inbuilt fire provisions
Safety of people in the event of fire
Fire risk assessment principles
Fire risk assessment practice

This fire safety training is fully customisable for your work environment and is offered at our training centre in Greater Manchester or your location anywhere in the UK.

By effectively implementing ISO 9001:2008, companies will adopt the systems and procedures that ensure greater consistency of performance, improved working practices, and also make the company’s products and services more customer focused. All of which leads to improved customer satisfaction and ultimately, increased success and profitability.

The ISO 9001Quality Management System is as relevant for the smallest of businesses as it is for the largest international organisations. Included within the benefits you’ll enjoy are a clear understanding of your policies and objectives, plus an improved perception of customer needs. It will also enhance communications both internally and externally. ISO 9001 will help you understand your statutory and regulatory obligations, whilst at the same time it will clearly define responsibilities, reduce waste, improve consistency and traceability, and generally raise the morale and motivation of your employees.

If you already have certification to the Quality Management standard but you aren’t realising these benefits then something is missing. That is why we work only with UKAS accredited certification bodies. This is the best way to ensure that you and your customers are getting the most from your certification. Remember, it is the application of the standard and not the certificate on the wall that reaps the rewards. Those subscribing to the standard for the sake of a certificate are buying a very expensive piece of paper.

If you are looking to implement any ISO standards then the ISO 9001 Quality Management standard is the place to start. It provides the core of your management systems and integrates seamlessly with all of the ISO and OHSAS standards.

Our BSi ACP and SGS registered consultants can advise and guide you along the route to attaining ISO 9001 Quality Management certification by UKAS Accredited Registration Bodies and can also provide Quality Management Internal Auditor Training and Lead Auditor Training to help you manage your own Management Systems.

This, the environmental management  standard is appropriate for all types and size of businesses, and with ever-greater awareness and concern for environmental issues, more and more organisations are now insisting that their suppliers are ISO 14001 certified. Without this accreditation you will undoubtedly be excluded from competing for an increasing number of business opportunities. Among the other benefits your business will enjoy are: economies through waste reduction, the avoidance of penalties and fines, plus reduced costs through improved risk management. In addition, employee responsibilities will be clarified, customer confidence will be raised and by demonstrating an innovative and progressive outlook, your professional and public perception will be raised along with your perceived company profile.

ISO 14001 integrates seamlessly with ISO 9001, other ISO standards and OHSAS 18001, which greatly reduces the potential burden of implementing all of these standards. Contact one of our specialist consultants to discuss your needs, to get answers to your questions or to arrange a free initial consultation.

The OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Management standard relates to the management of Health and Safety in the workplace. It is structured to integrate seamlessly with other standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Because no organisation is exempt from Health and Safety legislation, it doesn’t matter what size your own business is, it could benefit from implementing the range of disciplines that the OHSAS 18001 standard imposes. By incorporating these standards into your business you will greatly reduce the potential for accidents, help to control risks, improve legislative compliance and enhance your overall Health & Safety performance. At the same time, the sensible procedures and good practice that OHSAS 18001 integrates into your operation will help you avoid litigation, fines, penalties and even imprisonment. Your performance and cost-effectiveness will improve and with more and more companies now requiring proof that their suppliers operate in a safe and competent manner, OHSAS 18001 can afford you an invaluable competitive edge.

Our specialist OHSAS 18001 consultants can help you to realise all of the benefits of good health and safety management. Contact our office to arrange your free of charge initial consultation.