Prevention officer course (1 day)  

As a -prospective- prevention officer, it is important that you have the correct knowledge and skills. So that you know how to carry out a Risk Identification and Evaluation (RI&E ) in a practical way. And how to apply health and safety laws and regulations.  

Do you want to excel in your profession as a prevention officer? Then this course is the one for you! 

About the course 

With the prevention officer course, you support your employer. You are the internal expert when it comes to a safe and healthy working environment.  

The name prevention officer has been around since the changes to the Working Conditions Act. The prevention officer knows a lot about occupational risks in the organisation. 

Result prevention officer course 

Upon completion of this course, you will have a good basic knowledge to effectively perform your job as a prevention officer. You will be given the necessary tips, tools and skills. This course also covers the new way of reviewing the RI&E (July 2022). 

For whom  

This course is suitable for the employee who is or will be responsible for occupational health and safety and prevention tasks within the organisation. Or for people who want to learn about safety, health and occupational risks in the workplace. 

Certificate 

During the course, you will have access to our online learning environment, where you can find all the necessary information. This information will undoubtedly come in handy even after the course. Within two weeks after course completion, the digital certificate will be ready in the customer portal. 

Content prevention officer course 

The prevention officer course lasts 1 day, from 9:00 to 16:30. 

As mentioned, during the prevention officer course we only cover topics that are actually relevant in practice. It covers the following topics: 

• Role of the prevention officer within the company Consultation and communication with Work Council, Employee Representation and Management 
• Occupational health and safety legislation (including current Occupational Health and Safety Act amendments 2017) 
• Occupational health and safety risks 
• Hierarchy of controls
• Role of the Occupational Health and Safety Service 
• RI&E (Risk Inventory and Evaluation ) 
• Information and education 
• Motivation of employees 
• Accidents and near misses 
• Emergency plan 

This is a great course! Very enthousiastic trainer, nice practical examples, and enough time for questions and conversations.

Dan Prinsen

Free downloads

When registering for this hands-on prevention officer training course, you can register for free for the online learning environment where you can find and download all kinds of useful information, tips and examples. 

Locations 

You can attend this course throughout the Netherlands on a date and location of your choice. Below you will find an overview of the locations and dates. Do you want this course given at your own location? Request your quote here! 

Practical trainers

Many of our students appreciate our passionate trainers. They all come from the field and have years of experience. Each of our trainers is very practical. What you learn can be directly applied in your organization.

Incompany

Would you like to organize a Prevention officer course at your location? No problem! Our trainer likes to come by. You take care of the coffee, we take care of the rest. 

The advantages of an incompany training? 

• The training is completely adapted to your learning goals, wishes and expectations. 
• What employees learn is immediately applicable in your own organization.
• It saves travel costs and travel time for your employees. 
• The training is at a time that suits you conveniently. 

You can request a quote directly below.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Is a prevention officer mandatory within a company? 

Yes, a prevention officer is required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. In a company with 25 employees or less, as an employer you can take on the role of prevention officer yourself. If you are above that, at least 1 employee shall be appointed as a prevention officer. You can read more background on what a prevention officer is in our blog. 

Should a prevention officer be Health and Safety certified? 

No, that is not mandatory. However, it is recommended, because following an emergency response training leads to more insight. In addition, for example, communication with emergency response organisations will go much better because the prevention officer knows more about the subject. 

Can a prevention officer hold multiple sideline positions? 

Yes indeed! However, care must be taken to ensure that sideline positions do not affect independence and objectivity. For example, a prevention officer can also perfectly fulfil the role of QHSE manager.  

What will you learn during the prevention officer course? 

Every organisation shall have an in-house prevention officer. As a prevention officer, you ought to have specific professional knowledge. A practical prevention officer course is therefore indispensable. V-Kam Education offers such a course. The greatest advantage of this course: learning a lot about practical occupational health and safety issues in a relatively short time. This way you will have all the knowledge you need to practise your profession confidently later on! 

Is this course practice-oriented?  

Of course, a course only becomes interesting when you are sure that the knowledge gained is actually relevant to practice. At V-Kam Education, you are always assured of that. You will be taught by the very best teachers. They all have a considerable amount of practical knowledge. In addition, we also work on competencies and skills.  

That means you or your staff will gain a better understanding of practical health and safety issues, but also how to actually apply this knowledge. As a result, a prevention officer who has obtained his certificate from us performs visibly better in practice! 

Is the prevention officer course difficult? 

No, the prevention officer course is not difficult. We provide fine teaching materials and good teachers who convey the material concisely and practically.  

As a student, you must above all have a desire to learn something new and be enthusiastic. In addition, working or thinking at a Secondary Vocational Education level (mbo)  is sufficient.