Course Details: Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace 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 commitment to health and safety at work.

What is it about?
The level 2 award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is a nationally recognised qualification that shows your organisation's dedication to the wellbeing and safety of its employees. Gained by attendance on a one day course, followed by successful completion of a multiple-choice assessment, this qualification will ensure that anyone with this important responsibility is fully equipped to look after the health and safety of their organisation.

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.

What will you 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

Course Overview:
This qualification is made up of our 1 Day course, Health and Safety at Work, followed by a multiple-choice assessment.

Module 1: the course

-The 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
A multiple-choice assessment, lasting for 1 hour, on your day's learning, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Passing this assessment will lead to a Level 2 qualification in Health & Safety in the Workplace.