Highfield – Level 2 International Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
About Course
This qualification is designed for those learners wishing to gain an international level 2 qualification in health and safety.
The aim of the qualification is to provide candidates with knowledge of the basic health and safety practices essential in the workplace. Achievement of this qualification will enable learners to work safely and to recognise and deal with hazards in the workplace, and ensure awareness of cost- effective, practical control methods.
This qualification is applicable for any private or public sector working environment and provides employees with an awareness of their own safety, as well as the safety of customers, contractors and members of the public.
What next?
Individuals achieving this qualification can then progress onto:
• Highfield Level 2 International Award in Risk Assessment.
• Highfield Level 2 International Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
• Highfield Level 3 Award in Health and Safety within the Workplace (RQF).
• Highfield Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF).
• Highfield Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) (RQF).
Assessment Methods
Learners will sit a 45-minutes multiple-choice examination containing 20 questions and must achieve at least 12 (60%) questions correctly to be awarded a Pass. Learners achieving 16 (80%) or more correct answers will be awarded a Distinction.
Course Content
1. Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
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1.1 Identify employer’s and employee’s duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work
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1.2 Outline the benefits of good health and safety standards
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1.3 Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace
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1.4 Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated
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