Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
Designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. This qualification can be tailored to business and individual needs to make the learning experience relevant and fit for purpose.
Content
- Legislation
- Health
- Safety
- Welfare
- The workplace and workplace equipment
- Risk assessments
- Manual Handling
- Hazardous substances
- Ergonomics and workstation design
- Transport and vehicles
- Noise and vibration
Outcomes
On completing this course candidates will be able to:
- Understanding the principles of health and safety and accident prevention.
- Ability to contribute to any health and safety management system.
- Understand the importance of risk assessment as a technique for accident and ill health prevention.
- Understand the responsibilities placed on employers and employees.
- Understand the hazard, risk and main causes of harm to workers (manual handling, hazardous substances, exposure to noise and vibration).
- Understand the importance of following systems, procedures and rules.
- Understand how individual action can reduce risks to health and safety.
- Appreciate how workplace equipment and task design.
Details
This course is for anyone in a work environment.
Duration: One day programme.
Assessment Format: Multiple choice paper examination.
Cost
Centre: £75.00 + VAT per person (price includes certification and registration).
Customer Premises: £350.00 + VAT per day (additional cost of £ 13.87 per candidate for CIEH certification, and registration).
Course Dates
- 12th Mar 2012 - 8 places available
- 10th Apr 2012 - 10 places available
- 14th May 2012 - 10 places available
- 11th Jun 2012 - 10 places available
- 9th Jul 2012 - 10 places available
- 13th Aug 2012 - 10 places available
- 10th Sep 2012 - 10 places available
- 15th Oct 2012 - 10 places available
- 12th Nov 2012 - 10 places available
- 10th Dec 2012 - 10 places available
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