The Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is aimed at all level of employees. This qualification is specifically intended for employed professionals and for those who are adapting to start or returning to work. This qualification is also useful for young workers especially to raise their skills in identifying and understanding the different workplace hazards in their workplace.
Employees/persons acquiring this qualification will know that health and safety is prime responsibility of everyone in an organization including the employer, its contractors, visitors, suppliers and others.
Its subject areas are regarded by the Health and Safety Executive as being important to maintaining safe working procedures in the workplace.
Qualification Structure?
There is one mandatory unit in this qualification:
What Does The Qualification Covers?
Unit 1: Fire Safety Principles
The learning outcomes are:
Understand 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 risk from common workplace hazards.Know the procedure for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace.To achieve this qualification learners must successfully complete the assessment for the Unit..