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Leila

Kirk

Workforce First managing director Leila Kirk has more than 20 years experience in advising business about health and safety and is the West Midlands organiser of the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

Small Business

Training

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Workforce First offers small businesses courses in:

• Safety policy training
• LEV awareness training (scroll down link)

Safety policy training

Our two-hour safety policy workshop is specifically aimed at meeting the needs of small businesses.

Firms who employ five people or more are legally required to have a safety policy in place.

The course offers expert guidance so delegates can write their own safety policy specifically designed to meet the needs of their firm. The course aims to gives delegates more than simply a policy document by helping them to embed a safety process in their business.

The course is led by Workforce First managing director Leila Kirk who has more than 20 years experience in advising business about safety and is the West Midlands organiser of the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

With costs of £65 per delegate the course could save you up to £600 on the cost of using a consultant to produce a policy.

The course covers:

• Safety policy
• Safety management structure
• Risk assessments
• Examination and testing of equipment
• Employee training and skills
• First Aid arrangements
• Fire safety management

The next course:

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To book a place:

A booking form is available here, simple complete and press send to return.

For any other details about the course and places please email Leila Kirk on l.kirk@workforcefirst.co.uk

LEV awareness training

Workforce First organises courses in LEV awareness training which are specifically designed for small businesses and maintenance engineers. The syllabus covered in the course aims to give staff responsible for this area the expertise to devise their own LEV as well as operate it effectively and improve its efficiency.

The one-day course, costing £250 per delegate, is approved by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and provides a mixture of theory and hands-on practical training.

The course is led by Workforce First managing director Leila Kirk who has more than 20 years of experience providing expert occupational hygiene advice to businesses and is the West Midlands organiser for the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

Each course covers:

• The health effects of exposure to contaminants
• How airborne contaminants behave
• Principles of ventilation systems and their components
• Good LEV design, control and maintenance
• Roles and legal responsibilities in providing LEV

Practical sessions cover:

• Assessing LEV control effectiveness using a variety of visualisation techniques
• Identifying weaknesses and improvements to a system

Date	Time	Workshop venue	Content
Sep 16th 2009	9:00 – 17:00	The National Metalforming Centre 47 Birmingham Road West Bromwich West Midlands B70 6PY	Identifying control; aimed at health and safety managers
Nov 10th 2009		Priorslee Hall Telford Campus University of Wolverhampton	Workshop focussing on LEV improvement and fault diagnosis for small businesses and maintenance engineers

To book a place:

A booking form is available here, simply complete and return.

For any other details about the course and places please email Leila Kirk at l.kirk@workforcefirst.co.uk