Health and Safety in the Workplace

1 Day course (Minimum of 6 hours)

QCF Level 2 Award (England, Northern Ireland and Wales)

This is an excellent introduction to health and safety in the workplace and will benefit all employees, particularly those who may be accepting a health and safety role, such as a safety representative within their organisation. Successful candidates will be awarded a national Level 2 (Level 5 in Scotland) qualification which will provide an ideal platform to higher level training or career development.

Duration

This is a one-day classroom based course. Dependant on the learner’s experience, there may well be some pre-course or post-course reading.

Syllabus

A range of subjects are covered including:

• The roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
• The value and process of risk assessments.
• The identification and control of workplace hazards.
• How to respond to workplace incidents and accidents

Certification

Assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a multiple choice question paper.

This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.

Numbers

A maximum of 16 students can be accommodated on this course and all candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age to qualify.

For a cost effective way of training between 6-12 employees, we are able to deliver this course on your site, reducing your spend/head in respect training and of additional time out and travelling.