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.