Health & Safety

Lighting

Scaring your friends with ghost stories around a campfire just wouldn’t be fun in the daylight, would it? You see, poor lighting can add drama to a situation. But in schools, having proper lighting can literally be a life-or-death situation. Working in an environment with poor natural light or inadequate lighting can pose a serious risk to your safety and those around you. And believe it or not, it could be the cause of some painful health issues too. This online training explains how to stay safe around your school.

Learning outcomes:

Describe what the requirements are for adequate lighting
Explain why bad light can cause big problems
Demonstrate how to start beating bad light

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

Whether you work alone or with others, the need for adequate lighting is always there. Injury or illness caused by bad lighting is avoidable, so knowing what to do and what to look out for is a vital part of safe working. This course contains environmental examples that will help you understand the dangers of having insufficient lighting and illumination levels, and help you assess and manage the health and safety risks attributable to lighting in schools.

This course will be relevant for anyone in schools, but managers and team leads should pay special attention in order to be fully compliant with school environment requirements.

Why choose iAM Compliant

Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.