Upcoming training courses from Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd

A round-up of all the public training courses HHSC have got coming up, which members of The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland can book for a discounted rate.

IFSM Accredited Understanding Fire Doors and Carrying Out Inspections (Scotland)

22nd January 2025 – Glasgow

Our one day course combines all of the latest legislation and government guidance, together with the underpinning knowledge and crucially, an inspection methodology to provide landlords within the skillsets (in-house) to undertake the correct level of inspections in accordance with their legal requirements and associated responsibilities to the life safety of tenants and residents.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/ifsm-accredited-understanding-fire-doors-and-carrying-out-inspections-scotland-22nd-january-2025-glasgow/

Lift Safety Management

23rd January 2025 – Live online

This information filled training session will provide those social housing colleagues who are responsible for the delivery of a lift servicing and maintenance provision, including passenger lifts, hoists, step-lifts, through-floor, lifts, platform lifts and stairlifts with all of the information that they need to not only understand legislative standards and guidance, but also ensure the delivery of their provision aligns with best practice requirements of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/lift-safety-management-23rd-january-2025-live-online/

IOSH Managing Safely? in Social Housing

28th January, 4th & 11th February 2025 (three-day course) – Live online

The specialists at Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd used their first-hand experience and knowledge to develop this bespoke version of the ever-popular IOSH training course, tailored specifically for those operating in the social housing sector. We have been licensed by IOSH and have been delivering courses virtually and face to face consistently over the last three years or so.

The course is ‘jam packed’ full of information and will cover the importance of managing safely in the social housing sector, including assessing and controlling risk, an overview of the requirements of the law and what is required by an organisation to protect the safety of employees and other persons, including tenants and residents.

The training will provide an understanding of everyone’s safety and health responsibilities in the workplace and will enable managers and supervisors to recognise how they can influence, control and monitor risk to improve safety and health issues in the workplace.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/iosh-managing-safely-in-social-housing-28th-jan-4th-11th-feb-2025/

Gas Safety Awareness

5th February 2025 – Live online

This half-day information filled training session is aimed at colleagues operating within the social housing sector at any level, including customer contact staff, maintenance and property colleagues and anyone who requires a good level of non-technical awareness training.

Covering all aspects from the hazards and risks associated with gas burning appliances, legislation including Gas Safe registration and access requirements, this session provides sufficient information to give colleagues the confidence to identify and act upon situations that they may encounter when talking to tenants on the telephone or visiting customers in their home.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/gas-safety-awareness-5th-february-2025-live-online/

Condensation, Damp & Mould for Non-Technical Staff

13th February 2025 – Live Online

Some non-technical staff dealing with damp and condensation issues at the front line, be they visiting tenants at properties or dealing with reports over the phone, don’t always appreciate, or readily understand, the underlying causes to enable them to effectively diagnose or eliminate contributing factors. They are simply not aware of the circumstance of tenants and/or what the impact could be of not addressing the problem appropriately.

This half-day session challenges understanding and ensures delegates go away with the confidence and understanding needed to protect the relevant parties’ interests. It is ideally suited to housing officers, customer contact centre staff, estate and neighbourhood staff and everyone from a non-technical background who requires an understanding of this subject area.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/condensation-damp-mould-for-non-technical-staff-13th-february-2025-live-online/

Managing Your Electrical Testing Programme and Understanding Documentation

26th February – ‘Live online’

This half-day information filled training session is aimed at colleagues operating within the social housing sector at any level, including customer contact staff, maintenance and property colleagues and anyone who requires a good level of non-technical awareness training.

Covering all aspects including landlord obligations in respect of electrical safety, particularly in domestic premises, the most up-to-date Regulations and Standards including smoke and heat detection systems, along with an overview of common issues in electrical safety, this session provides sufficient information to give colleagues the confidence to identify and act upon situations that may arise as part of the electrical testing programme.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/managing-your-electrical-testing-programme-and-understanding-documentation-26th-february-live-online/

Understanding Your Asbestos Survey Reports

4th March 2025 – Live online

Asbestos surveys are an essential part of an organisation’s asbestos management ‘toolkit’. The aim of this session is to improve knowledge and awareness of the contents of an asbestos survey, the caveats that may be included and what you should do now that you have the information.

As part of the training, delegates will review a typical example of an asbestos survey (they can also bring their own along to the training) to understand the contents including how to identify key requirements, review asbestos sample findings and any drawings, discuss material and priority scores and identify what next steps are required to manage any asbestos that has been identified.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/understanding-your-asbestos-survey-reports-4th-march-2025-live-online/

Condensation, Damp and Mould: Causes & Cures (Technical Officers)

12th March 2025 – Live online

This full day course, aimed at technical officers, is a ‘must attend’ session that builds on existing understanding, dispels myths associated with the subject and considers sometimes inappropriate ‘general’ advice given to interested parties, including tenants and residents.

Often utilising a ‘generic’ and outdated understanding of a number of factors and conditions responsible, the specific issues of individuals are not always identified/addressed. We know that recent ‘improvements to stock have compounded the condensation problem and clouded ‘non-culpable/culpable’ responsibility issues, so we take a look at what we should consider in today’s ever-changing world.

This session challenges understanding and ensures delegates go away with the confidence and understanding needed to protect the relevant parties’ interests. It is ideally suited to building surveyors, maintenance surveyors and inspectors, asset officers, housing colleagues and everyone from a more technical background who requires an understanding of this subject area.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/condensation-damp-and-mould-causes-cures-technical-officers-12th-march-2025-live-online/

Effectively Managing Your Contractors

13th March 2025 – Live online

This half-day information filled training session is aimed at colleagues operating within the social housing sector at any level and offers a good level of non-technical awareness training of contractors and their management within the remits of your own organisation.

Covering all aspects of managing contractors and their performance, including how to deal with and address poor communication and performance; this session aims to give colleagues the confidence to identify and act upon situations that they may encounter when dealing with externally appointed contractors who are working on behalf of the organisation.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/effectively-managing-your-contractors-13th-march-2025-live-online/

RIDDOR 2013 – Understanding the Key Requirements

18th March 2025 – Live online

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013 set out specific requirements for the reporting a wide range of events.

The aim of this session is to give delegates an overview of the types of information that is required to be reported under the regulations, who should be reporting and how this should be done (including the timescales for doing so) and the records that should be kept.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/riddor-2013-understanding-the-key-requirements-18th-march-2025-live-online/

IATP Approved Asbestos Awareness

26th March 2025 – Live online

The IATP Approved Asbestos Awareness session has been designed to be split into three ‘toolbox’ sessions so it’s easy for delegates to digest the information. The course follows the overall IATP syllabus and we have been approved to deliver the training in this way.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/iatp-approved-asbestos-awareness-26th-march-2025-live-online/

IOSH Leading Safely?

27th March 2025 – Live Online

This IOSH Leading Safely course is designed for the top people with an eye on valuable business benefits. Safety and health is not just a legal requirement, it’s integral in many of today’s successful companies. It brings huge benefits for reputation, productivity and results.

Leading Safely will sharpen the skill set of individuals to make them a more effective leader, giving their organisation the expertise it needs to succeed.

IOSH has designed the course in conjunction with business leaders to deliver content that will add value to individuals and their organisation.

Leading Safely gives anyone with leadership responsibility the practical knowledge and the strategic solutions for sustainable business advantage through good safety and health practice.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/iosh-leading-safely-27th-march-25-live-online/

IATP Approved Duty to Manage Asbestos

2nd April 2025 – Live online

Our IATP Approved Duty to Manage course is aimed at duty holders and appointed persons under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2021, the Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises.

This session would allow you to extend your asbestos knowledge to include a basic understanding of the legislative requirements of CAR 2012 with particular reference to the Duty Holder and who that can be, the surveys available, what to expect in a survey and the asbestos management plan and its use.

Please note all attendees must have completed Asbestos Awareness training (either IATP or UKATA) within the past six months in order to be able to complete the course.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/iatp-approved-duty-to-manage-asbestos-2nd-april-2025-live-online/

CDM – Overview Training for Stakeholders (All Duty Holders)

10th April 2025 – Live online

This informative training course provides a detailed overview of the requirements of the CDM 2015 Regulations including the scope and application as well as setting out the specific duties of clients and other duty holder in relation to construction projects.

Clear information to define the health and safety requirements for constructions sites, including key documentation and notification requirements, provides delegates with a good overview of the application of construction, design and management in accordance with the Regulations.

The training also looks at the requirement for construction phase plans and health and safety files for construction projects.

More information and booking form: https://www.hhsc-learning.com/cdm-overview-training-for-stakeholders-all-duty-holders-live-online-10th-april-2025/