New & Expectant Mothers
New and Expectant Mothers is a short E-Learning course that informs employees of their benefits, responsibilities and potential hazards or risks specific to their workplace environment.
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Course Overview
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Course Overview
Health and Safety for New and Expectant Mothers.
Many workplaces with previously acceptable working conditions may suddenly become hazardous and contain risks that may affect the health and safety of new and expectant mothers. To ensure that employers consider the special needs of this group (defined as workers who are pregnant, have given birth in the previous six months or are breastfeeding), the 1999 amendments to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require employers to assess any specific risks to new and expectant mothers and where they employ any woman of childbearing age. New and expectant mothers may be at risk from a whole range of hazards, from exposure to biological and chemical agents, to constant standing or excessive workloads, and the consequences can be serious.
The course highlights the responsibility of employees to inform their employer if they are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. They will also be informed of their maternity benefits and what are the hazards and risks specific to their workplace. The course is completely customisable to allow organisations to add, delete or amend content as appropriate to their needs. It is also accompanied by self risk assessments that allow the employer to risk assess the employee at different stages of their pregnancy
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Target Audience
New and expectant mothers and any woman of childbearing age.
Course Objectives
In this training course employees will learn:
- Their responsibility to inform their employer that they are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
- Their materntity entitlements
- Hazards and risks in the workplace
- What they can do to help manage their health and safety in the workplace
Benefit to your Organisation
- Consistent and effective communication of your policy
- Demonstrate due diligence to vulnerable employees
- Data from risk assessments provide for effective health management
- Compliance with regulations
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