Training Objectives

Knowledge Level

• To recognize the provisions and requirements of the Law and Regulations on Safety and Health at Work.
• To understand the methodology of occupational risk assessment.
• To incorporate the requirements of occupational health and safety management systems into daily OHS practices.
• To distinguish the physicochemical parameters of fire and the basic causes of fires.
• To recognize the minimum specifications for workplaces.
• To understand and distinguish the types of hazards: chemical, biological, physical, psychosocial, mechanical, and electrical.
• To recognize the OHS requirements in construction projects and for work at height.

Skills Level

• To monitor the effective implementation of the Occupational Risk Assessment Study.
• To develop and implement a Health and Safety Management System.
• To develop and implement an Emergency Response Plan.
• To define protective measures against occupational risks.
• To apply good health and safety practices.
• To coordinate Health and Safety Teams, Internal Protection and Prevention Services (IPSPS), and Safety Committees.

Attitudes Level

• To cultivate a Safety and Health culture in their enterprise.
• To foster an environment of awareness and active participation in Safety and Health issues among the workforce.
• To apply analytical thinking and the control measures hierarchy approach to problem-solving.
• To develop the dynamic risk assessment approach.

About the Instructor

Mary Frangou – Director & Training Manager of Columbia Hotel Academy

Mrs. Mary Frangou is a holder of a Bachelor Degree in Greek Medieval Literature from the University of Ioannina, a Master degree in Business Administration and an International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from the British Safety Council.

In her continuous professional development she acquired the title of Grad IOSH from Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as well the title of Grad IOSH Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner. Since 2004 and until today she is working in the Hotel industry, and in her capacity as Health & Safety and Quality Manager has been appointed by the Columbia Hotels and Resorts as the responsible manager of the Company’s’ Integrated Management System (IMS) which includes all the operational and Administration aspects of one 5* and two 4* leading Hotels.

She has vast experience in the hotel industry as vocational trainer, Health and Safety and Quality Management as well as in internal auditing. She is the Lead Trainer of the Columbia Hotels & Resorts Training Academy. She is a certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 2200 Lead auditor as well as a certified vocational trainer by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA) and the EHL (École hôtelière de Lausanne).

Mrs. Mary possesses the following additional Qualifications/Certifications

• Grad IOSH
• Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner specified on Tourism Industry and construction
• Auditor / Lead auditor of ISO 14001, 22000 and 9001
• Pest Management System Coordinator- Certified by Agriculture Ministry

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