Safety & Health for Retail

This online Safety and Health course is designed to help retail employers establish a proactive safety culture across their organisations. By providing staff at all levels with the tools to identify and manage workplace hazards, this programme helps reduce operational risks and ensures a safe, healthy environment for your customers, staff, and visitors.
This course ensures your employees are proficient in identifying hazards and assessing risks within your specific retail environment.

By training your staff to promote a safe work environment, you equip them with the practical knowledge to manage the essential elements of slips, trips, and falls, as well as fire-related risks, ensuring consistent compliance and communication across your premises.

Providing your workforce with these core competencies is a critical step in reducing workplace accidents, protecting your staff and customers, and safeguarding your business from avoidable liability.

This course is available exclusively through employer purchase: Ideal for educating staff, reducing workplace liability, and scaling high safety standards across retail teams.

For more information please get in touch with the team at Retail Ireland Skillnet on 074 9176853, email info@retailirelandskillnet.com or fill out the query form below.

  • Duties of employers and employees under current legislation
  • Role of Health and Safety Authority
  • Identification of risk factors
  • Safe lifting and handling techniques
  • Promotion of safety and health
  • First aid
  • Dealing with accidents
  • Emergency procedures
  • Legal responsibilities
  • Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Self-paced eLearning approx 6 hours
100% online
Registration is limited to active retail professionals whose participation is organised and funded by their employer (private‑sector businesses or sole traders based in the Republic of Ireland).

Public‑sector bodies and publicly funded organisations, including community groups, not‑for‑profits, and charities are not eligible to access Skillnet Ireland funding at present.
Certified by Retail Ireland Skillnet

Need more information about this course?

Complete the form below or contact the Retail Ireland Skillnet team directly at Tel: 074 9176853 or Email: info@retailirelandskillnet.com
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