Course details may be subject to change.
This course is aimed for people aged 19 years or over.
Develop an awareness of health and safety within your organisation, and the essential knowledge and understanding to progress to higher level training or career development.
You will complete a written assessment that will test your knowledge and understanding of a wide range of modules, from the law and employer's and employee's responsibilities to risk assessments and accident & incident reporting.
Entry Criteria
It is recommended that you hold a minimum of Level 1 in literacy, or equivalent, to undertake this qualification.
You will be aged 16 and over.
What are the next steps?
You will meet with a course tutor to find out more about the course, discuss which course is right for you and see the facilities. Please bring your GCSE grades/predicted grades or any other relevant qualifications.
Study Aims
This health and safety in the workplace qualification will benefit those in a variety of work environments and will develop your awareness of health and safety within an organisation.
Modules Studied
- Introduction
- The Law
- Penalties and enforcement
- Employer’s responsibilities
- Employee’s responsibilities
- Ergonomics and human factors
- The cost of poor Health & Safety
- The benefits of good Health and Safety
- Health & Safety training
- Communicating Health & Safety
- Hazards and risks
- Risk assessments
- Hierarchy of control
- Accidents
- Environmental factors
- Human factors
- Personal protective equipment
- Electricity
- Fire
- Manual handling
- Hazardous substances
- Display screen equipment
- Workplace safety signs
- First Aid
- Accident and incident reporting
- RIDDOR
- Course closure and assessment.
Times of Delivery
Thursday - 9am-4pm
Any times indicated are based on current courses and may be subject to change in future years. Full timetables will be confirmed at the start of each course.
Teaching and Assessment
The qualification is assessed by a written assessment.
You must successfully pass the written assessment to achieve the qualification. There is no grading of the assessment; you pass or are referred.
You will complete a written assessment paper containing 20 multiple choice questions – you must achieve a minimum of 15 out of 20 to pass.
The duration of the assessment is 40 minutes. An example question is ‘How can hazardous substances be identified?’
You could progress to further your skills with:
- Level 3 Award First Aid at Work
- Level 2 Award Manual Handling
- Level 2 Award First Aid for Mental Health.
