Fundamentals of Health and Safety in the Workplace - Level 2
This qualification is designed principally for anyone entering the world of work for the first time or moving to a new place of work. It is suitable as an induction course in health and safety for new employees in a business or for health and safety refresher training. The emphasis is on making the employee safe for him/herself, safe for others and capable of identifying potential hazards.
‘Health and Safety’ takes as its starting point the fact that most accidents are attributable to a lack of knowledge or carelessness and that the key to improvement is increased awareness on everybody's part.
The qualification is equivalent to the Royal Society for Public Health’s Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace and any superseding qualifications.
Holders of this qualification will be able to define terms and systems relating to Health and Safety, identify hazards in the workplace and state their possible effects, and outline methods for creating a safe working environment and dealing with incidents.
This short programme is usually delivered over one day and assessment is by a 30 minute multiple choice examinations consisting of 20 questions.
Factsheet: Fundamentals of Health and Safety in the Workplace
