This course will provide staff with a greater understanding and appreciation of good health and safety practice on repair and maintenance contracts. Also covers Contractor practice and the expectations on repair, maintenance, refurbishment and modernisation contracts.

This course is delivered in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Cymru.

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the relevant health and safety legislation impacting on maintenance and repair contracts and the framework for effective health and safety practice
• Understand the rights, roles and responsibilities of parties in ensuring safe working practices on schemes and the expectations which fall on housing officers, client, contractor and tenants
• Be provided with a means of organising safe working practices on maintenance and repair schemes and principles of control within and around premises
• Identify hazards on maintenance activities and accident statistics
• Have an overview of safe working practices taking on board consideration of COSHH, work and equipment, tools, regulations, manual handling, physical and psychological hazards, electrical work, asbestos, fire hazards, working at height, welfare requirements, first aid etc.
• Be able to collate accident reports - RIDDOR and incident investigation and recording
• Be able to apply effective health and safety working practices on maintenance and repair activities in premises - using case studies

This course is suitable for technical and maintenance officers, contract officers, estate managers, tenant liaison officers and tenant representatives.

The course lasts one day.

The fees below are based on delegates attending one of our open courses at various venues throughout the UK.

Contact us on 02920 703328 or training@penarth.co.uk for more details.

The course costs £180 + VAT for Non members of CIH and £150 for members. Fees are invoiced by CIH Cymru. For further information see: CIH Cymru Website

The fees cover the cost of the training, all course materials, refreshments throughout the day, a light lunch, examination fees and a certificate, which will be issued by CIH.

The courses are presented by experienced health and safety professionals.

Penarth Management has UKAS accredited certification to ISO9001 (Quality), ISO14001 (Environ-mental) and OHSAS18001 (Occupational Health & Safety) for the provision of management consultancy and the preparation and delivery of training courses.

For over 30 years we have worked with dozens of companies and organisations, helping them to gain ISO9001 registration, and is a specialist both in service and manufacturing activities.

The course material is continually updated to ensure that it is always relevant.