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Making Health and Safety Work

Health & Safety Works are a specialist health and safety consultancy offering a dedicated health and safety advisory service to small and medium sized businesses across Cambridge, East Anglia and London. Our services range from health and safety reviews, audits, risk assessments and advice through to the provision of health and safety training that includes IOSH certified courses.

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Upcoming Courses

All of our planned courses are shown below. Bespoke training or additional courses can be provided as required so please get in touch.

Discounts are available for group bookings, or where booking well in advance. Please contact us for more information.

Course Dates Closing Date Rate Book
IOSH Laboratory Safety 05/02/2025 - 06/02/2025 02/02/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Managing Safely 06/03/2025 - 20/03/2025 (2025/03/13) 03/03/2025 £550.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Laboratory Safety 19/03/2025 - 20/03/2025 16/03/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH COSHH for Laboratories 09/04/2025 06/04/2025 £380.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Laboratory Safety 14/05/2025 - 15/05/2025 11/05/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH COSHH for Laboratories 11/06/2025 08/06/2025 £380.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Laboratory Safety 09/07/2025 - 10/07/2025 06/07/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Laboratory Safety 10/09/2025 - 11/09/2025 07/09/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Managing Safely 18/09/2025 - 02/10/2025 (2025/09/25) 15/09/2025 £550.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH COSHH for Laboratories 01/10/2025 28/09/2025 £380.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH Laboratory Safety 12/11/2025 - 13/11/2025 09/11/2025 £830.00 (+ VAT) book online
IOSH COSHH for Laboratories 03/12/2025 30/11/2025 £380.00 (+ VAT) book online

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 5th February 2025 - 6th February 2025

Closing Date: 22nd January 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

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This course will look at the fundamentals of the following areas:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • REACH
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Buffet Lunch Provided

 

Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 22nd January 2025

IOSH Managing Safely, 6th March 2025 - 20th March 2025 (2025/03/13)

Closing Date: 20th February 2025

Entry Fee: £550.00 + VAT

Health & Safety Works new 'Managing Safely' course has been designed to meet the needs of managers, supervisors or persons responsible for managing safety within their organisation.

It will provide managers and team leaders an insight to the different aspects of safety management and the efficient ways in which to control hazards.

The three day course is split, with sessions running one day a week, over 3 weeks:

The course covers: 

- Assessing risks

- Controlling risks

- Understanding responsibilities

- Understanding hazards

- Investigating incidents

- Measuring performance

This is an interactive course which will give mangers an excellent background in safety issues. On successful completion of a project based on the workplace and a written assessment delegates will receive an IOSH Certificate.

More Information can be found on the IOSH web link:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/training/training_for_employees/managing_safely.aspx

Coffee/Tea 9.00 am

Course Time 9:15am - 16:30 each day

Lunch Provided

**Please notify us of any allergies or dietry requirements at your earliest convenience**

Book Online Register for IOSH Managing Safely, closing date: 20th February 2025

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 19th March 2025 - 20th March 2025

Closing Date: 5th March 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

lab

This course will look at the fundamentals of the following areas:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • REACH
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Buffet Lunch Provided
Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 5th March 2025

IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, 9th April 2025

Closing Date: 26th March 2025

Entry Fee: £380.00 + VAT

Our one-day IOSH COSHH for Laboratories course is suitable for employees of all levels working in the lab environment.

We have designed this course to cover the fundamental requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, providing you with the tools and confidence to identify hazards, assess risk, measure impacts and implement controls in line with best practice.

Not only do we give you the basics, but we also delve in to managing high risk substances and scenarios efficiently. After all science and safety is our passion, and we love nothing more than imparting the years of experience we have.

Delegates will leave the course empowered and confident in chemical management principles – no one will go it alone immediately. We will go through how to create an effective assessment on the day, based on a substance from your workplace - keeping it relevant to you.

 

9:00 to 16:30

Tea, coffee and Lunch Provided

***Please notify us of any dietary requirements as soon as possible***

Book Online Register for IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, closing date: 26th March 2025

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 14th May 2025 - 15th May 2025

Closing Date: 30th April 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

lab

The UK's only IOSH accredited laboratory safety course. We take our delegates on a deep dive of the fundamentals of laboratory safety:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Lunch Provided

 

Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 30th April 2025

IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, 11th June 2025

Closing Date: 28th May 2025

Entry Fee: £380.00 + VAT

Our one-day IOSH COSHH for Laboratories course is suitable for employees of all levels working in the lab environment.

We have designed this course to cover the fundamental requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, providing you with the tools and confidence to identify hazards, assess risk, measure impacts and implement controls in line with best practice.

Not only do we give you the basics, but we also delve in to managing high risk substances and scenarios efficiently. After all science and safety is our passion, and we love nothing more than imparting the years of experience we have.

Delegates will leave the course empowered and confident in chemical management principles – no one will go it alone immediately. We will go through how to create an effective assessment on the day, based on a substance from your workplace - keeping it relevant to you.

9:00 to 16:30

Tea, coffee and Lunch Provided

***Please notify us of any dietary requirements as soon as possible***

Book Online Register for IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, closing date: 28th May 2025

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 9th July 2025 - 10th July 2025

Closing Date: 25th June 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

lab

The UK's only IOSH accredited laboratory safety course. We take our delegates on a deep dive of the fundamentals of laboratory safety:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Lunch Provided

 

Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 25th June 2025

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 10th September 2025 - 11th September 2025

Closing Date: 27th August 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

lab

The UK's only IOSH accredited laboratory safety course. We take our delegates on a deep dive of the fundamentals of laboratory safety:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Lunch Provided

 

Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 27th August 2025

IOSH Managing Safely, 18th September 2025 - 2nd October 2025 (2025/09/25)

Closing Date: 4th September 2025

Entry Fee: £550.00 + VAT

Health & Safety Works new 'Managing Safely' course has been designed to meet the needs of managers, supervisors or persons responsible for managing safety within their organisation.

It will provide managers and team leaders an insight to the different aspects of safety management and the efficient ways in which to control hazards.

The three day course covers

- Assessing risks

- Controlling risks

- Understanding responsibilities

- Understanding hazards

- Investigating incidents

- Measuring performance

This is an interactive course which will give mangers an excellent background in safety issues. On successful completion of a project based on the workplace and a written assessment delegates will receive an IOSH Certificate.

***NEW ***

Managing Safely will be split, sessions will run one day a week, over 3 weeks

More Information can be found on the IOSH web link:

http://www.iosh.co.uk/training/training_for_employees/managing_safely.aspx

Coffee/Tea 9.00 am

Course Time 9:30am - 16:30 each day

Lunch Provided

**Please notify us of any allergies or dietry requirements at your earliest convenience**

Book Online Register for IOSH Managing Safely, closing date: 4th September 2025

IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, 1st October 2025

Closing Date: 17th September 2025

Entry Fee: £380.00 + VAT

Our one-day IOSH COSHH for Laboratories course is suitable for employees of all levels working in the lab environment.

We have designed this course to cover the fundamental requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, providing you with the tools and confidence to identify hazards, assess risk, measure impacts and implement controls in line with best practice.

Not only do we give you the basics, but we also delve in to managing high risk substances and scenarios efficiently. After all science and safety is our passion, and we love nothing more than imparting the years of experience we have.

Delegates will leave the course empowered and confident in chemical management principles – no one will go it alone immediately. We will go through how to create an effective assessment on the day, based on a substance from your workplace - keeping it relevant to you.

 

9:00 to 16:30

Tea, coffee and Lunch Provided

***Please notify us of any dietary requirements as soon as possible***

Book Online Register for IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, closing date: 17th September 2025

IOSH Laboratory Safety, 12th November 2025 - 13th November 2025

Closing Date: 29th October 2025

Entry Fee: £830.00 + VAT

lab

The UK's only IOSH accredited laboratory safety course. We take our delegates on a deep dive of the fundamentals of laboratory safety:

  • Chemicals – Hazards, Risk and Exposure
  • Biological Agents – Blood, viruses and bacteria
  • Occupational health
  • Waste Disposal.
  • PPE
  • LEV (local exhaust ventilation)
  • Biological Containment laboratories and containment levels
  • DSEAR
  • Nano Materials
  • Legislation
  • Laboratory Equipment, Gases and Explosive Atmospheres
  • Open forum discussion on laboratory safety issues.

It will cover both the legislation and the practical aspects of safety within laboratories.

Click here to view/download an overview of the course as a PDF.

Remember to quote your OneNucleus Membership for discount:-

Silver members 5%

Gold 10%.

  • Coffee/Tea 9.15 am
  • Course Time 9:30 - 4:30
  • Lunch Provided

 

Book Online Register for IOSH Laboratory Safety, closing date: 29th October 2025

IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, 3rd December 2025

Closing Date: 19th November 2025

Entry Fee: £380.00 + VAT

Our one-day IOSH COSHH for Laboratories course is suitable for employees of all levels working in the lab environment.

We have designed this course to cover the fundamental requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, providing you with the tools and confidence to identify hazards, assess risk, measure impacts and implement controls in line with best practice.

Not only do we give you the basics, but we also delve in to managing high risk substances and scenarios efficiently. After all science and safety is our passion, and we love nothing more than imparting the years of experience we have.

Delegates will leave the course empowered and confident in chemical management principles – no one will go it alone immediately. We will go through how to create an effective assessment on the day, based on a substance from your workplace - keeping it relevant to you.

 

9:00 to 16:30

Tea, coffee and Lunch Provided

***Please notify us of any dietary requirements as soon as possible***

Book Online Register for IOSH COSHH for Laboratories, closing date: 19th November 2025

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