Paragon Training

Health & Safety Training

At Paragon, we understand the pressures you face in delivering and monitoring essential health and safety training, so we aim to make things easier by providing both standard and bespoke training solutions that allow you to get on with business while we go about improving staff competence in all areas of health and safety. We have a well-established network of trainers and training centres and can offer a range of courses and consultancy services to meet your individual needs. This includes the delivery of unique training modules such as train the trainer courses. Our aim is to ensure you comply with all health and safety requirements, whatever industry you work in. Find out more by visiting Paragon Training online.

Health & Safety Courses

Paragon’s Health & Safety training courses are delivered by fully qualified professionals with experience in meeting both general Health & Safety requirements and those of specific industries – for example, utilities, civil engineering, manufacturing and warehousing. Courses can be delivered onsite at your premises or at specified training centres around the UK and throughout Europe. Paragon can also provide training CD-ROMs for your own instructors. These include PowerPoint presentations, guidance notes, training records and certificates – everything you need to deliver a professional training course. For more information, please contact our training team on 01582 420 450.

Agriculture Safety Training

Health and safety in agricultural industries is one of the many areas covered by our extensive range of training DVDs. On our website you’ll find details of each individual video with a free preview. Titles include:

• Baler safety
• Pesticide safety
• Irrigation safety
• Tractor safety
• Hand and power tool safety
• Respirators and how to use them
• Eye protection
• Back injury prevention
• Chemical safety
• Vehicle operation safety
• Vehicle maintenance safety

Discover our full range of agriculture safety videos by visiting Paragon Training online. 

Chemicals & Hazardous Materials Safety Training

Also available from Paragon Training is a range of training videos for the safe handling of chemical or hazardous materials. They include:

• H2s Hydrogen Sulphide safety
• Hazardous materials – spill cleanup
• A lightning guide to spill response
• Hazardous waste: consigned with compliance
• Hazardous waste: decoding the regulations
• Asbestos threat
• Hazardous materials and flammables safety
• Chemical safety
• Waste minimisation in manufacturing environments

You can find our complete range of chemical/hazardous material safety training videos on the Paragon Training website. 

Construction Industry Safety Training

Construction is one of the most heavily regulated industries in terms of health and safety, and for good reason. Each year, thousands of people are injured at work on construction sites, putting into perspective how important it is to have staff that are adequately trained. We help you minimise risk and comply with the law by providing a comprehensive range of safety training videos made specifically for the construction industry. These include:

• Practical health and safety for LGV drivers
• Gas welding safety
• Securing loads safety
• Lifting safely in construction
• Excavation safety
• Scaffolding safety
• Avoiding vehicle accidents
• Hand and arm vibration protection
• Working with lifting equipment
• An introduction to construction safety
• + Many, many more

You can find our complete range of construction industry safety videos on the Paragon Training website. 

Fire Protection Training

Preventing a fire in the workplace is one of the first and most important safety considerations for any business, whatever the industry. Once a fire starts it’s very difficult to stop, which makes prevention all the more important. Paragon can offer a range of safety videos that not only show you how to deal with a fire once started, but also how to stop them from breaking out in the first place. They include:

• Fire safety on construction sites
• Fire Risk Assessment at Work: Guidance for employers and employees
• Fire safety in hotels
• Fire safety in residential care homes
• Extinguishing fires at work
• Action in the event of fire
• Fire safety in warehouses and factories
• Fire safety in catering kitchens
• Fire safety in schools
• + Many more. 

Hospital & Healthcare Safety Training

Another area covered by our training videos is safety in hospitals and healthcare premises. Titles include:

• Hazard communications
• Fire safety in healthcare premises
• Universal precautions – infection control procedures
• Sanitation in healthcare cafeterias 
• Accidents: causes and prevention
• Safety orientation – nursing
• Sanitation and disinfection in healthcare environments
• Lifting patients from beds
• Lifting patients from chairs
• Preventing slips, trips and falls
• Back safety for healthcare providers
• Infection prevention and control

Discover our full range of safety videos for healthcare environments by visiting Paragon Training online. 

Machinery & Welding Safety Training

Operating machinery and welding equipment inevitably carries some some risk, which makes proper health and safety training all the more important. We offer a range of videos aimed specifically at welders and machinists, including:

• Safety in the use of abrasive wheels
• Hot work risk
• Ground fault circuit interrupters
• The hazards of long hair, loose clothing and jewellery
• Pneumatic tool safety
• Welding safety
• Power saw safety
• Health factors in welding operations
• Cranes, chains, slings and hoists safety
• Machine guarding
• Hand and power tool safety
• Safe handling of compressed gas cylinders
• + Many more

Miscellaneous Safety Training

Our miscellaneous safety training videos include:

• Universal site safety
• Ladder safety
• Safe toolbox series (5 videos)
• How to prevent slips, trips and falls
• First aid for supervisors
• Anatomy of an accident
• Heat stress
• Drug testing in the workplace
• Hand and wrist injuries
• Alcoholism in the workplace
• Sanitation for cafeteria and food service areas
• Safe operation of motor vehicles

Head over to the Paragon Training website to discover more than 4,000 different health and safety training videos. 

Office Safety Training

Safety in the office is as important as anywhere else, and it’s essential that your staff are aware of the health hazards that exist in such environments. Our videos are an extremely useful resource for safety officers throughout the country. Titles include:

• Manual handling in the workplace
• Office safety
• Reducing unsafe acts of office employees
• Lifting in office environments
• Safety and the supervisor
• Ergonomics for the 21st century
• Hazard communications for office personnel
• Safety orientation in office environments
• Office safety induction training

Person Protection Safety Training

Our personal protection safety training videos include:

• Universal site safety
• Respirators and how to use them
• Bloodborne pathogens for non-healthcare workers
• Emergency responders – bloodborne pathogens
• Bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
• Personal protection equipment
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Eye protection
• Hearing conservation
• Uniform for safety

Looking for something else? Visit Paragon Training online to discover our complete range of training videos or get in touch to discuss your requirements with one of our training consultants. 

Motor Industry Safety Training

Paragon can offer a number of safety training videos aimed specifically at the motor industry, including:

• Practical health and safety for LGV drivers 
• Acid battery and jump starting
• Motor fleet maintenance safety
• Employee safety orientation for automotive personnel
• Hand and power tool safety for motor mechanics
• Fleet shop safety and hazardous materials
• Torquing lug nuts
• Hazard communications
• Preventing back injuries
• Using chains, slings and hoists
• Eye protection
• Health and safety in welding operations

For a free preview, simply follow the link to the Paragon website. 

Heavy Manufacturing Safety Training

Heavy manufacturing facilities can be particularly hazardous, which makes health and safety training especially important. Paragon offers a range of training videos which are aimed specifically at these types of environment. They include:

• Safe mining and quarrying
• Safety orientation for foundry operations
• Hazard communication in foundries
• Safe lifting in foundry operations
• Eye protection in foundries

We also have a number of general training videos that are relevant to heavy manufacturing industries, including:

• Operating cranes, chains, slings and hoists
• Toolbox safety
• Hearing conservation
• Portable grinders and abrasive wheels safety

Accident Prevention Safety Training

Ensuring the safe behaviour of individuals is the first step in protecting your workforce as a whole. At Paragon, we have a large range of safety behaviour and accident prevention training videos to help you in this endeavour. They include:

• Practical health and safety for LGV drivers
• Safety behaviour
• How to stop bleeding
• Employee productivity
• What is carelessness?
• Unsafe acts – human behaviour
• Accident causes and prevention
• Diet, nutrition and cancer prevention
• CPR awareness training
• Accident investigation

Security Safety Training

Paragon’s range of security safety training titles include:

• High risk evacuation
• Bomb threat procedures
• Chemical and biological threat
• Anthrax threat
• Safety and security
• Watch out for assault: staying safe and secure
• Enforcing security rules

For more details, please visit Paragon Training online or contact our training consultants on 01582 420 450.

Warehouse/Forklift Safety Training

There are all sorts of risks involved in warehouse operations, particularly in the handling of heavy goods. Our training videos help you mitigate those risks and ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations. They include:

• A guide for managing forklift trucks
• Telehandler safety
• A guide for forklift operator training
• Fire safety in warehouses and factories
• Reach trucks – the driver’s guide
• Powered pallet trucks
• Supervisors and forklift training
• Safety of people and equipment in warehouse operations
• Safe handling of wooden pallets

For more information on our warehouse safety training videos, or any of the specialist training videos listed in the sections above, please head over to the Paragon Training website or get in touch on 01582 420 450.