University of Brighton

Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010

Training Need

Staff Group

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA

Basis of Need

Refresher Frequency

Management and developmental

General Safety Induction for New
University staff

All new staff

Mandatory

Health & Safety Management

Training (Part of the staff
development MDP programme)

Managers

Mandatory

1/2 Day Course

To ensure that all new staff are familiar with the health,
safety and welfare requirements of the university
Health and Safety Policy and local safety policy
arrangements, emergency procedures and task related
control measures.
To ensure those managers with responsibility for
health, safety and welfare within their establishment
are aware of current legislation, policies, guidance and
codes of practice and where to access further
information and advice.

None

None

In addition to ensure that new managers are aware of

the University Health and Safety Policy and guidance.
Health and Safety Management
3 Day Course

NEBOSH National Certificate in

Occupational Safety and Health

NEBOSH National Diploma in

Occupational Safety and Health

Managers
School/Dpt
Safety
Coordinators
Low / medium risk
areas

Local TNA

School/Dpt
Safety
Coordinator
(low/medium risk)
OR
As nominated
staff by managers
School/Dpt
Safety
Coordinator
(high risk)

Local TNA

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Local TNA

To provide those staff responsible for health and safety

the skills, information and knowledge to enable them to
manage health and safety effectively. Subjects areas
included in this course are risk assessments, premises
maintenance, manual handling, electrical safety, first
aid, lone working, VDUs, accident investigation,
COSHH assessments and induction training.
To provide staff with a broad understanding of
occupational health and safety and the implications for
the University. To enable staff to undertake their role as
a School/Departmental Safety Coordinator in a
low/medium risk environment.

5 Years

To provide staff with a detailed and extensive

understanding of the principle of effective health and
safety management. To enable staff to undertake their
role as a School/Departmental Safety Coordinator in a
high risk environment

None

Health and Safety Department

None

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Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010
Training Need
Leading in Health and Safety
Running An Effective Safety
Committee
Half day
CIEH
Foundation Certificate in Health
and Safety in the work place

Staff Group

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA

Basis of Need

Refresher Frequency

Heads
Senior Managers
Deans
Departmental/
School/ Faculty
Safety Committee
members
Managers
Supervisors

Mandatory

Senior managers with strategic responsibility for

determining and implementing effective health and
safety management within the University.
To equip members of School/Departmental or Faculty
safety committees with safety knowledge and skills in
order to run and maintain an effective safety committee

5 Years

Local TNA

To provide managers and supervisors with a

foundation knowledge and understanding of health and
safety requirements and how this applies within the
University

3 Years

Managers
School/Dpt Safety
Coordinators

Local TNA

To enable staff to complete and implement a local

health and safety policy

Local TNA

None

1 day
Writing and maintaining a Safety
Policy

None

1 day

Operational: Planning and organising

Organising and Planning Field
Trips
1 Day
Biological Safety Officers Course
2 days
Undertaking risk assessments
(general risk assessments only,
for specific hazard areas see
other courses)

Staff responsible
for planning and
organising field
trips
Biological Safety
officers and
deputy BSOs

Local TNA

To provide a information and guidance as to undertake

a risk assessment for staff/student field trips

None

Local TNA

None

Staff who are

likely to undertake
risk assessments

Local TNA

To equip staff nominated as Biological Safety Officers

with appropriate knowledge and skills so as to oversee
the safe working practices in relation to biological
safety.
To provide staff with the health and safety information,
knowledge and skills to enable them to complete the
task of risk assessing the health and safety hazards
within their workplace.

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5 Years

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Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010
Training Need
Planning Emergency Evacuations
for Disabled Person

Staff Group

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA
Local TNA

Fire wardens/
Managers/staff

Basis of Need

Refresher Frequency

To equip staff with the knowledge and skills to

complete Personal evacuation plans for disabled
persons

5 Years

To provide placement tutors and supervisors with

appropriate awareness of health and safety at work
relating to student work placements in accordance with
the University Code of Practice
An introduction to the Working at Height Regulations
2005 for staff undertaking or supervising activities at
height.

5 Years

1 day
Managing Student Placements

Student
Placement Tutors
and Supervisors

Local TNA

Introduction to Working at Height

Regulations

EFM maintenance
staff, caretakers

Local TNA

Managers
School/Departme
ntal Safety
Coordinators
Safety
Representatives
Staff using PPE,
managers/supervi
sors responsible
for PPE

Local TNA

To enable staff to undertake local health and safety

inspections and audits

Local TNA

To provide staff with knowledge and understanding of

the need and use of PPE in accordance with the
University Code of Practice.

Full day
Safety Inspection and Auditing
Skills
1 day
Safe use and arrangements for
issuing Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)

None

None

5 Years

half day

Operational: task and technical

Fire Safety Awareness

All staff

Mandatory

To ensure a safe working environment that minimizes

the risk of fire as a preventative approach. Too meet
the requirements of the Regulatory (Fire Safety)
Reform Order RRO.

5 Years

The Role of The Fire Warden and

Building Evacuation Controller

Newly appointed
Fire Wardens

Local TNA

To enable staff to undertake the role of fire warden to

meet the requirements of the Regulatory (Fire Safety)
Reform Order RRO.

5 Years

1 Day Course
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Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010
Training Need
Portable Electrical Appliance
Testing and Inspection
1 day
Abrasive wheels safety course

Staff Group
Managers
Staff nominated
by managers

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA
Local TNA

Basis of Need
To equip staff with the knowledge and skills needed to
undertake the testing and inspection of portable
electrical equipment

Refresher Frequency
None

Technicians

Local TNA

To certify staff as competent in the use and changing of

abrasive wheels

5 Years

All staff who use

or may use a
ladder in the
course of their
duties or have
responsibility for
the inspection of
ladders.
All staff who use
or may use a
tower/scaffold in
the course of their
duties

Local TNA

To provide a practical training session in the safe use

of ladders and step ladders, together with handling,
transportation, inspection and instruction on securing
ladders.

5 Years

Local TNA

To provide a practical training session in the safe use

of tower/scaffold, together with handling,
transportation, inspection and instruction on securing
scaffolds.

5 Years

Safe Use of Lasers

Staff or students
new to lasers

Local TNA

5 Years

Gas Cylinder safety

Staff responsible
for using and
handling gas
cylinders
Staff using and
handling
cryogenic fluids

Local TNA

An introductory session for new lasers users. Topics

covered include the hazards associated with the use of
lasers, legislative requirements and the application of
safe working practices
To review the safety requirements relating to using and
handling gas cylinders

2 hours
Ladder Training
Half day

Tower /Scaffold Training

1 day

Half day
Cryogenic gases

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Local TNA

5 Years

5 Years

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Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010
Training Need
Lifting for life skills
Half day
Manual Handling Assessment and
Awareness
1 day

Risk Aware
2 hrs
First Aider
Support day
1 day
First Aid at Work
4 days
COSHH A family of courses
aimed at different risk users (e.g.
COSHH and Research, COSHH
in low risk environments, COSHH
in catering, COSHH risk
assessment, Maintaining and
inspecting LEV systems).
Radiation Protection

Staff Group
All staff identified
as requiring
specialist lifting
and handling
training.
Staff nominated
by manager as
Departmental/Sch
ool Manual
Handling
Assessor

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA
Local TNA

Basis of Need

Refresher Frequency

To provide staff with the techniques necessary for

moving and handling pupils with physical difficulties in
the course of their duties.

5 Years

Local TNA

To provide staff with the knowledge and skills to enable

them to undertake manual handling risk assessments
in accordance with the university Code of Practice

5 Years

All staff

Local TNA

5 Years

Qualified first
aiders

Local TNA

To provide staff with an understanding of the outcomes

of a risk assessment.
To provide first aiders with an update in changes in first
aid techniques, accidents procedures and an
opportunity to practice CPR skills

Newly appointed
First Aiders and
those requiring recertification
Staff using
hazardous
substances

Local TNA

To ensure that first aiders meet the requirements of the

Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

3 Years

Local TNA

To ensure that employees responsible for the

management and assessment of hazardous
substances are aware of the legislation and how to
undertake and complete a COSHH assessment.

5 Years

New radiation
users

Local TNA

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Annual

None

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Health and Safety Training Needs Analysis March 2010
Training Need
Key Mover
3 day
Accident investigation
Half day

First Aid
Refresher
Course
2 days
Display Screen
Assessor course
1 day

Evacuation Chair training

Staff Group
Manager to
nominate an
appropriate
member of staff.

University Mandatory
or Determined by
Local TNA
Local TNA

Basis of Need

Refresher Frequency

This course aims to enable a member of staff to

coordinate more complex lifting and moving activities
involving difficult objects/locations and team lifting.

5 Years

Managers
School/Departme
ntal Safety
Coordinators
Safety
Representatives
Qualified first
aiders

Local TNA

Examine the information needed during accident

investigation procedures and formulating preventative
action plans utilizing accident data.

None

Local TNA

To ensure that first aiders meet the requirements of the

Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Annual

New Display
Screen Assessors

Local TNA

To equip staff nominated as Display Screen assessors

with necessary skills and knowledge to undertake
display screen equipment risk assessments and to
provide users with sound ergonomic advice relating to
posture and safe use of VDU equipment

5 Years

Fire wardens
Fire safety
coordinators
Caretakers
Any staff

Local TNA

To equip staff with the skills needed to utilize an

evacuation chair for the safe evacuation of disabled
persons

5 Years

Key *Mandatory These are courses covering generic areas of work or staffing areas.
*Local TNA (Training Needs Analysis) These courses are mandatory to those local activities and tasks relating to specific staff.

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