Benefits of completing the NPMQ

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NPMQ Course Content

Day 1: Element 1 – The Principles of Risk Management

• Employees’ and employers’ legal responsibilities with regard to risk assessment
• Understanding the development, implementation, and review of risk assessments within the context of the legal framework
• Employees’ and employers’ legal responsibilities with regard to Pool Safety Operating Procedures (NOP and EAP)
• Understanding the development, implementation, and review of Pool Safety Operating Procedures within the context of the legal framework

Day 2: Element 2 – Managing the Team

• Employees’ and employers’ legal responsibilities with regard to initial and ongoing training
• Understanding the development, implementation, and review of induction procedures within the context of the legal framework

Day 3: Element 3 – Understanding the Law

• Employees’ and employers’ legal responsibilities with regard to the law in the leisure industry
• Overview of the Health & Safety at Work
• Overview of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Overview of other regulations relevant to the leisure industry including:
  – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
  – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
  – Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Overview of Guidance documents in the leisure industry
  – HSG 179 – Managing Health & Safety in Swimming Pools
  – CEN 15288 – Part 1 and Part 2
• Overview of Gross Negligence Manslaughter
• Overview of Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
• Overview of Effective Risk Management

Day 4: Element 4 – Serious Incident Management

• Employees’ and employers’ legal responsibilities with regard to serious incident management
• Understanding the development, implementation, and review of serious incident management systems within the context of the legal framework
• Overview of post-incident management
• Overview of the legal aspects with regard to investigation management