Safety First : English for Health and Safety

Safety First: English for Health and Safety Aimed at people already working in industry, Safety First focuses on testing, activating and building workplace vocabulary and helping students develop their range of conversational language by teaching useful phrases and raising awareness of different registers. It also builds communication skills and gives practice in other skills needed in industry, such as listening for gist and key information and interpreting e-mail messages. Key Features * A wide variety of interesting activity types to engage the learner * Systematic recycling to activate workplace vocabulary * Builds communications skills and raises awareness of different registers through use of authentic language * Provides practice in industry-specific skills such as form-filling and understanding complex instructions * Puzzles and games to help with critical thinking skills * Includes audio CD. Contents Unit 1: Basics of health and safety Unit 2: Hazards and risk assessment Unit 3: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Unit 4: Hand-held equipment Unit 5: Mechanical equipment Unit 6: Transport safety Unit 7: Working at height Unit 8: Workplace manual handling Unit 9: Fire safety Unit 10: Chemical safety and hazardous substances Unit 11: Electrical safety Unit 12: First aid and injury Unit 13: Incident reports Unit 14: Other hazards