Huddersfield BID Free Courses.

Free workshops for levy businesses:

After the great success of Huddersfield BID’s previous free courses to the levy payers of Huddersfield, more are back for 2023. 

The free courses provided are an excellent opportunity for the business owners of Huddersfield to further their and their employee’s understanding of safety procedures in the workplace. 

The returning series of free workshops cover topics such as health & safety regulations, fire awareness and food hygiene. This amazing initiative provides valuable knowledge for businesses seeking those additional qualifications.

free health and safety course

Fire safety courses allow businesses and their employees to gain an understanding of fire safety. Fire has potentially devastating effects in the workplace in terms of lives lost, injuries, damage to property and the environment, and to business continuity and longevity.  

The importance of fire safety in the workplace is underpinned by health and safety legislation that places a duty on employers to establish policies and procedures and ensure their employees receive appropriate training. The training will cover a range of subjects such as:

  • The hazards and risks associated with fire in the workplace 
  • How fire risk is controlled in the workplace 
  • The role of the nominated fire warden
  • The principles and practice of fire safety management at work.

Food hygiene, Level 2 food safety qualification is a must-have for all food retailers! Enabling valuable knowledge about relevant legislation and how to maintain high standards of hygiene, along with the responsibilities towards keeping work areas clean and safe for handling food. 

Health and safety is a valuable asset to employers and employees regardless of their level within a business, it ensures that workers can sensibly manage risks to protect colleagues and the business. Good health and safety management is characterised by strong leadership involving your managers, workers, suppliers, contractors and customers helping to create an environment where risks can be sensibly managed to protect everyone involved with the company.

To register your interest email: manager@huddersfieldbid.co.uk