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CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety

Duration: 1 day including multiple-choice exam

 

Course introduction

This course is designed for anyone in a work environment. It is designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public.

Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as the right systems and methods for safe activities. Nevertheless employees also have a vital part to play in the equation. They need the right attitude, which demands proper training in the basics of health & safety, as well as specific training for individual tasks.

This qualification can be tailored to business and individual needs to make the learning experience relevant and fit for purpose. Suggested progression is the CIEH Award in Health and Safety in the workplace.

The holder of the CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety will:

• Understand the Principles of health & safety.
• 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 hazards, risks, and main causes of harm to workers.
• 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 affect health & safety

The course covers

• Introduction
  
• Health & safety law
  
• Work related ill-health
  
• Principles of accident prevention
  
• Welfare at work
  
• Te workplace and work equipment
  
• Risk assessment
  
• Manual handling
  
• Hazardous substances
  
• Ergonomics and workstation design
  
• Working at heights
  
• Transport and vehicles
  
• Noise and vibration

 

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