A Health & Safety Day is a fully immersive, practical training experience designed to improve workplace awareness, confidence, and real-world safety skills, including a unique live fire practical! Unlike traditional classroom-based courses, Safety Days focus on interactive, scenario-based learning that actively involves employees. Our sessions are tailored for businesses across the Midlands, helping organisations strengthen their safety culture and reduce workplace risk through engaging, hands-on training.
A Practical, Hands-On Approach to Safety Training
Our Safety Days are designed to go beyond standard compliance training. Instead of passive learning, employees take part in realistic scenarios that reflect genuine workplace risks and emergencies.
Where appropriate, normal operations can be paused for part or all of the day, allowing teams to fully engage without distraction. This creates a focused and immersive environment where staff can practise essential safety skills in a controlled, supportive setting.
We tailor every safety day to your site, workforce, and industry, whether you operate in construction, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or office-based environments.
What Activities Are Included in a Safety Day?
A typical Workplace Safety Day includes a mix of practical workshops and interactive sessions designed to build confidence and improve response in real situations. These can include:
- Live Fire Practical Training – Controlled fire scenarios where staff safely use extinguishers under expert supervision
- First Aid & Trauma Response – Realistic incident simulations to improve emergency response skills
- Manual Handling Workshops – Practical training linked directly to workplace tasks and risks
- Smoke House & Evacuation Drills – Controlled environments that test evacuation procedures and decision-making
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Sessions – Focused discussions on resilience, stress, and workplace wellbeing
- PPE & Electrical Safety Awareness – Demonstrations highlighting risk awareness and correct equipment use
- Behavioural Safety Training – Evidence-based learning to understand and improve workplace behaviours
Each element is designed to be practical, engaging, and directly relevant to your working environment.
Why Invest in Safety Days
Organisations across the Midlands, including Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, and Northampton, are increasingly choosing Safety Days as part of their health and safety strategy.
Unlike traditional training, Safety Days deliver:
- Higher employee engagement through interactive learning
- Improved confidence in handling emergencies
- Stronger workplace safety culture
- Better retention of health and safety knowledge
By combining multiple disciplines into one structured day, businesses achieve maximum impact with minimal disruption.
Tailored Safety Training for Your Business
- Half-day, full-day, or multi-day programmes
- Day or night shift delivery
- On-site training across the Midlands and UK
- Industry-specific scenarios based on your risks
Whether your focus is fire safety, first aid, manual handling, or behavioural safety, we design the day around your workforce and objectives.
Book Your Safety Day with 1st Choice
If you’re looking for high-impact health and safety training in the Midlands, 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy can deliver a tailored solution for your business.
Get in touch today to book your Safety Day and give your team the skills and confidence to respond effectively when it matters most.
