The cost of not carrying out adequate health and safety training is high as the King’s Cross fire and the Herald of Free Enterprise illustrated so tragically. All too often training is implemented only after an accident has taken place. This briefing - just out in its second edition - will enable you to analyse health and safety training needs and develop effective strategies. It offers a step-by-step guide to implementing systematic training programmes and includes checklists and charts to aid execution.

Contents include:

• Training as a barrier to danger
• Consequences of not training
• Legal requirements
• Training as a risk control measure
• Mechanisms for identifying training needs
• Getting started