This qualification provides learners with an understanding in the responsibilities of employers and employees, the benefits of good health and safety, steps to a risk assessment and how they can reduce accidents, near misses and ill-health, typical hazards and controls in a workplace, common causes of accidents, near misses and ill-health, emergency procedures and the importance or recording accidents, near misses and ill-health.
Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
By the end of the course the learner will:
- Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
- Understand the process of risk assessment
- Understand how risk assessments improve health and safety at work
- Know the procedures for responding to accidents, near misses and ill-health in the workplace