Airfield Safety and Security Awareness

Airfields are full of hazards and welcome a wide range of users both flying and non-flying related. Raise safety awareness at the airfield and help prevent accidents and injuries with our short online course. 

For airfield employees, this course is a useful supplement to our Workplace Safety Essentials course, helping employers meet their training responsibilities under H&S legislation.

Are you an airfield owner? This course can be tailored to your own airfield to incorporate local procedures.

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Identify common hazards around the airfield.
• Recognise actions that can be taken to reduce the possibility of an accident or incident.
• Understand accident reporting procedures and the importance of raising concerns.
• Identify ways to contribute to the security of the airfield.

• Near miss reporting
• Controlling public access
• FOD
• Runway Safety
• Engine Safety
• Aircraft Fuelling Awareness
• Hangar Manoeuvring
• Aircraft damage reporting
• Anti-collision lights
• Propeller Safety
• Manual Handling risks at the airfield
• Jet engine safety
• Securing Aircraft
• Gliding sites (cable safety)
• Helicopter Awareness
• PPE
• Security Measures

This course contains a multiple choice quiz which is completed online and graded immediately with a passing score of 75%.

This course is designed to raise safety awareness at general aviation airfields and is suitable for employees or visitors working at the airfield, student pilots, passengers and crew or anyone involved in general aviation.

For airfield employees, this course is a useful supplement to the Workplace Safety Essentials course to ensure employers meet their training responsibilities under H&S legislation.

This course is suitable for those with no prior knowledge. Learners must have access to the internet to access the content

This course includes an accredited PDF certificate upon successful completion.

If you prefer a printed certificate, you can purchase a hard-copy printed on quality A4 170gsm paper. Use discount code WSECERT25 for a 25% discount on the cost. Click here for details.