Health & Safety Level 1 training

Thirteen microlessons on everyday workplace hazards, from manual handling and workstations to fire, electricity and hazardous substances, with interactive assessments and a certificate of completion.

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  • 4Assessments
  • 13Microlessons
  • IncludedCertificate of completion
About this course

What the Health & Safety Level 1 course covers

This course covers the health and safety basics every employee needs in thirteen microlessons. It's built for new joiners and frontline teams in any workplace, and covers tidy workspaces, preventing falls, manual handling and the LITE assessment, workstation setup, fire safety, safety signs, electricity, hazardous substances, employer and employee duties, and first aid and accident books.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Identify common workplace hazards and take preventive action to reduce accidents
  • Handle loads safely using the LITE assessment and a neutral lifting posture
  • Set up a workstation ergonomically to reduce musculoskeletal strain and eye fatigue
  • Recognize and respond correctly to fire, electrical and hazardous substance risks
  • Follow emergency procedures, including evacuation, chemical spill response and first aid reporting
  • Explain employer and employee health and safety responsibilities and how to report hazards
Course contents

13 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1Keeping Your Workspace Tidy
2Preventing Falls
3Manual Handling and Natural Posture
4LITE Assessment and Manual Handling
5Setting Up Workstations Ergonomically
6Workspace Conditions
7Fire Prevention and Safety
8Health & Safety Signs to Look Out For
9Electricity in the Workplace
10Hazardous Substances in the Workplace
11Responding to Hazardous Substance Emergencies
12The Role of Employees and Employers in Health and Safety
13First Aid and Accident Books

  1. Keeping Your Workspace Tidy: Why good housekeeping prevents accidents and how to keep your area safe.
  2. Preventing Falls: How falls happen, and how to choose and use equipment safely to prevent them.
  3. Manual Handling and Natural Posture: Safe lifting technique and how a neutral posture protects your back.
  4. LITE Assessment and Manual Handling: Using the LITE factors, load, individual, task and environment, to assess handling risks.
  5. Setting Up Workstations Ergonomically: Positioning your keyboard, monitor and chair to avoid strain.
  6. Workspace Conditions: How lighting and noise affect your eyes, hearing and comfort at work.
  7. Fire Prevention and Safety: The fire triangle, simple prevention steps and what to do in an evacuation.
  8. Health & Safety Signs to Look Out For: What prohibition, warning, mandatory, safe condition and fire signs mean.
  9. Electricity in the Workplace: How to spot electrical hazards and use equipment safely.
  10. Hazardous Substances in the Workplace: How hazardous substances can harm you, and how controls and PPE reduce the risk.
  11. Responding to Hazardous Substance Emergencies: What to do if a chemical spill or exposure happens.
  12. The Role of Employees and Employers in Health and Safety: Who is responsible for what, and how to raise and report hazards.
  13. First Aid and Accident Books: Workplace first aid basics and why every accident should be recorded.
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Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Health & Safety Level 1 (UK).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • New joiners who need a clear health and safety baseline in their first weeks
  • Frontline teams in hospitality, retail, warehouses and other busy workplaces
  • Office and hybrid workers who use workstations every day
  • Supervisors who want their teams to share the same safety basics

Laws covered

  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The general duties employers and employees have for health, safety and welfare at work.
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Risk assessment, and the duty to give employees adequate health and safety training when they start and when risks change.
  • HSE guidance HSG65, Managing for health and safety. The framework the course draws on.
How it runs in 5Mins

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  • RemindReminders

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  • RepeatRecurrence

    Set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months, and 5Mins re-enrolls people for you.

  • CertifyCertificates

    Certificates and e-signatures are issued and stored for every completion.

  • ProveAudit-ready records

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Customer stories

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compliance completion and pass rate since go-live

  • ~1 day saved on each compliance course (HR estimate)
  • Automated reminders and reporting

Since go-live, our compliance completion and pass rates are 100%, and it's the quickest we've ever got there. Automated reminders and reporting save us about a day per course.

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less session time, from 2.5-3 hour sessions to modules of 25 minutes at most

  • 12 monthly sessions a year, up from 3-4
  • 95% content creation time saved

Our compliance sessions used to be two and a half to three hours in a room, and we could fit in three or four a year. Now we cover one topic a month, and I can see exactly what people are retaining.

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ComplianceCompliance Training Legal services 80%

completion on mandatory training, up from 20%

  • Mobile microlessons finished between calls
  • Manager view of each team's progress

We were sitting at 20% completion on our mandatory training. We're now at 80%. People finish short lessons between calls, on mobile, and managers can see where their teams are, so chasing completion is no longer a one-person job.

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  • Any device phone or laptop, at their own pace
  • Rolling refreshers through the year

When I engage with the FCA, I can show that every team has had training tailored to their role, that it's up to date, and that it runs throughout the year, with a full log of who's done what.

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Your questions answered

Questions about Health & Safety Level 1 training

How long is the Health & Safety Level 1 course?

It's made up of 13 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

What does the course cover?

Housekeeping, preventing falls, manual handling and the LITE assessment, workstation setup, lighting and noise, fire safety, safety signs, electricity, hazardous substances and spills, employer and employee duties, and first aid and accident books.

Do employers have to provide health and safety training?

Yes. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires employers to provide the information, instruction and training people need to work safely, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require adequate training when people start and when they face new or increased risks.

Who should take this course?

Every employee who needs a grounding in workplace health and safety, especially new joiners and frontline teams. It works as a common baseline before role-specific training such as manual handling or fire safety.

How often should staff refresh health and safety training?

The law says training should be repeated periodically where appropriate, so your risk assessment sets the schedule. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

Can I try the course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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