Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace Course
- Duration:1 Day
- Cost:£550 + VAT
- Ref:HSW
Awarded by Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Who is it for
This qualification is ideal for anyone with responsibility for any aspect of health and safety, providing an overview of key legislation, safety management processes, risk assessment and prevention. The level 2 award shows your organisation's commitment to the safety of its employees.
What is it about
Through undertaking the work to attain this qualification, you will learn how to carry out your own risk assessments and add value to your organisation by improving safety and assuring legal compliance.
Course Overview
Module 1: the course
Health and Safety law
- The implied duty for risk assessment since 1974
- The management of health & safety at work 1999
- The manual handling operations regulations 1992
- The D.S.E. Regulations 1992
- Employer & employee duties
- European directives and the 6 core regulations
- Competent persons
- Statute and civil law
Managing safety
- Safety mind-set and commitment
- Safety culture
- Safe systems, processes and procedures and people
- Method statements (their use and design)
- Safety policy
- Sources of health and safety law
- Employers’ duties at common law health and safety
Accident prevention techniques and safety monitoring techniques
- Principles of accident prevention
- Risk assessment
- Safe systems at work
- Competent persons
- Accident investigation
- Accident reporting procedures
- Safety monitoring techniques
- Design of health and safety policy
- The competition and enterprises act
Module 2: Assessment
The Level 2 Award is assessed by an examination paper consisting of 30 multiple choice questions to be completed under examination conditions immediately following the course. Passing this assessment will lead to a Level 2 qualification in Health & Safety in the Workplace.
What will I get out of it?
- A level 2 award in Health & Safety in the workplace for your organisation and your CV
- The ability to define and list the responsibilities in law of the employer and employee relating to health and safety at work
- Skills to balance continuous safety culture with the needs of any business
- Confidence in designing, implementing and evaluating a risk assessment
- Ability to deliver safety role modelling and safe working behaviours to managers and staff alike
- Coaching skills to train new staff and ‘safety champions’ in the theory and practice relating to UK and European law
Participation on this course, followed by the successful completion of a short multiple-choice assessment at the end of the day, will lead you to being awarded a Level 2 award in Health & Safety in the Workplace from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. The CIEH is an professional body and registered charity at the forefront of environmental and public health; which sets standards and awards qualifications to develop workplace skills and encourage best practice in employees, managers and business owners.
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