Health & Safety in The Workplace

Level 2 Award
The minimum classroom contact time of 6 hours should be delivered over a minimum of 1 day. The course can be spread over a maximum of 3 weeks, ensuring that each session is a minimum of two hours.
A maximum of 16 students are allowed.
The qualification is available to learners aged 16 or over.

The qualification is aimed at learners in a variety of work environments and will develop awareness of health and safety within an organisation. The qualification provides learners with essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety in the workplace under UK health and safety legislation and is also an ideal platform to higher level training or career development.

A range of subjects are covered including:

  • Understand the roles and responsibilities for health, safety, and welfare in the workplace
  • Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
  • Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
  • Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace

The qualification is assessed by a written assessment.

A learner must successfully pass the written assessment to achieve the qualification. There is no grading of the assessment; learners pass or are referred.

The learner will complete a written assessment paper containing 20 multiple choice questions needing to 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?’

Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, learners will be awarded an accredited Level 2 certificate in Health & Safety in The Workplace. 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.

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