Nairobi Training. Occupational Health and Safety Training July 2nd-6th, 2018

Courses and Trainings
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About ASPM.
The Africa School of Project Management (ASPM) was established in the year 2000 in Kenya as a membership based professional management organisation. The school was formed to address capacity building needs among development partners, donor organizations, Government agencies, International and private sector firms in Africa.

The school has been pivotal in capacity building in South Sudan, South Africa, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Congo, Somalia, Liberia,The Gambia, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burundi and Rwanda. The school has trained over 12,000 staffs who are involved in different projects and also conducted surveys, evaluations and research in different projects and businesses in Africa.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have demonstrated the ability to:

  • Identify hazards in the workplace that pose a danger or threat to their safety or health, or that of others.

  • Control unsafe or unhealthy hazards and propose methods to eliminate the hazard.

  • Present a coherent analysis of a potential safety or health hazard both verbally and in writing, citing the international standards in Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

  • Discuss the role of health and safety in the workplace pertaining to the responsibilities of workers, managers, and supervisors.

  • Identify the decisions required to maintain protection of the environment, home and workplace as well as personal health and safety.

Course Content:

Personal Health and Safety

  • Personal health and safety at home and in the workplace

  • Blood borne virus, hepatitis B, HIV

  • Dermatitis, skin care

    Personal Safety

  • Emergency first aid treatment

  • Reaction to accidents

  • Reporting of accidents

  • Pro-active procedures when accidents occur

  • Cleaning the accident site

  • Personal safety wear and protective equipment

    Accidents & Their Effect to the organization

  • Costs of accidents

  • Work accident costs and rates

  • Time lost

  • Work injuries, parts of the body injured on the job

  • Chemical burn injuries

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Injuries

  • Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace

    Theories of Accidents

  • Domino Theory of Accident Causation

  • Human Factors Theory of Accident Causation

  • Accident/Incident Theory of Accident Causation

  • Epidemiological Theory of Accident Causation

  • Systems Theory of Causation

  • Combination Theory of Accident Causation

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System

  • Routes of entry into the body of toxic materials

  • General safety precautions

  • Cleaning chemical spills

  • MSDS sheets

    Falling, Impact, Acceleration and Lifting Hazards

  • Correct lifting techniques

  • Selecting correct lifting procedures in the workplace

  • Safety equipment

  • Safe storage of materials at home and in the workplace

  • Dealing with manual handling

Workers Compensation

  • Injuries and workers compensation

  • Workers’ compensation legislation

  • Resolution of workers’ compensation disputes

    Roles of Health and Safety Personnel

  • The modern health and safety team

  • Health and safety manager

  • Engineers and safety

Stress and Safety

  • Workplace stress defined

  • Sources of workplace stress

  • Human reaction to workplace stress

  • Measurement of workplace stress

  • Shift work, stress and safety

  • Improving safety by reducing stress

  • Stress in safety managers

  • Stress and workers compensation

    Mechanical Hazards and Safeguarding

  • Common mechanical injuries

  • Safeguarding defined

  • Lockout/tag out systems

  • Taking corrective action

Heat and Temperature Hazards

  • The body’s response to heat

  • Heat stress and its prevention

  • Overview of cold hazards

  • Preventing cold stress

Fire Hazards

  • Sources of fire hazards

  • Fire dangers to humans

  • Detection of fire hazards

  • Reducing fire hazards

  • Development of Fire Safety Standards

  • Fire safety myths

  • Fire hazards defined

    Noise and Vibration Hazards

  • Hazards levels and risks

  • Identifying and assessing hazardous noise conditions

  • Noise control strategies

  • Vibration hazards

Preparing for Emergencies

  • First aid in emergencies

  • Reporting accident

    Promoting Safety

  • Safety committees

Health and Safety Training

  • Rationale for health and safety training

Organizational /Industrial Hygiene

  • Hazards in the workplace

  • Entry points for toxic agents

  • Airborne contaminants

  • Asbestos hazards

  • Hazard recognition, evaluation and control

Fee information:

The tuition fee is USD 980 Exclusive 16% VAT

How to Register: Kindly apply through the following link or drop us mail at [email protected] …http://www.aspm.co.ke/index.php/online-application