Here’s a list of resources and the regional versions that will be updated:

• Health and Safety Level 1: UK, EU, US and ROI

How will it work?

We will be switching the courses in our core content library to the new versions on March 5th. This will be done globally so you won’t need to do anything in MAPAL One.

Once we’ve done this, all new learners will automatically see the new updated version. Any learners marked as ”in progress” before the switch date will continue to see the older version of the course, unless their progress is reset.

Will this influence my compliance status?

No, both the current versions and the newly amended versions are in line with all current legislation. Our amends are more in line with best practice advice, and you can see them in the list below. If you’d like more information, please contact your Customer Care representative.

What if I have a scorm only or custom branded package?

If you have a scorm only or custom branded package that includes one of the listed core resources, your Customer Care representative will contact you directly with an individualised timeline for updating and switching your versions.

We’ll perform these updates automatically, but please inform your Customer Care representative if you don’t want them applied to your versions. Bear in mind that if you choose not to apply the updates the relevant endorsements may be affected.

Here’s a summary of the content amends:

Overall punctuation and consistency amends

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• From customer reviews and consistency standards, we've taken this opportunity to amend some of the punctuation and writing consistency throughout.

Amended assessment questions for clarity

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• From customer feedback, we've amended some language in the assessment questions for clarity.

Here’s a summary of the accessibility amends:

Amended the look and feel to ensure colour contrast was within standards

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• Based on standard: WCAG 2.1, 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Prepared GIF items to be paused

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• Based on standard: WCAG 2.1, 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)

Updated alt and aria labelling throughout

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• Based on standard: WCAG 2.1, 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensured all video transcripts were included in the transcript function, for ease of use of screenreaders and the language support tool

Resources: 

• Health and Safety Level 1 - UK, EU, US and ROI

Rationale:

• Based on standard: WCAG 2.1, 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)