Level 2 Award in Health and Safety at Work Place

• Understand their role and responsibilities for workplace health, safety & welfare.
• Identify common workplace hazards and assess the risk.
• Implement controls to reduce the risk from identified hazards.
• Understand how a health & safety management system can benefit the organization.
• Understand the importance of good communication and record-keeping in supporting a health & safety management system.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of health & safety at work.

This qualification is intended for anyone in a work environment and ensures that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of others that might be affected by their work; furthermore this qualification will assist those who require a better understanding of health and safety within the workplace.

upon successful completion of this course learner must be able to understand:

• The main duties of employers and employees
• Consequences of non-compliance with health and safety legislation
• Requirements for training and competence
• The ways in which health and safety information can be communicated
• Definitions of ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’
• The main hazards found in a range of workplaces
• How hazards can cause harm
• The common causes of workplace accidents and ill-health
• The process for carrying out a risk assessment
• How risk assessments can be used to reduce accidents and ill-health
• The risk control hierarchy
• Risk controls for common workplace hazards
• Arrangements for emergencies and first aid
• The importance of recording all incidents, accidents and ill-health
• Actions to be taken following an incident

This qualification is assessed by Multi Choice Questions (MCQ). To Awarded this qualification the Learner must achieve a percentage pass in the MCQ.