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Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
Key Course Facts:
Course Duration:
3 Days.
Valid For:
3 Years
Course Rate:
£ (open Course)
Course Dates & location:
More Dates Coming Soon.
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Course Info:
Who is the course for?
The QA Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed to provide candidates with a more advanced understanding of health and safety.
Ideal for those who work, or intend to work at a supervisory or management level, this 3 day course covers a range of health and safety topics, including: workplace legal requirements, the benefits of using a health and safety system, principles of risk assessment and the risks and control methods for common workplace hazards.
Successful candidates will leave with a greater understanding of health and safety in the workplace, enabling them to help maintain a safer working environment.
What does the course cover?
- Health and safety legal requirements
- Roles and responsibilities of employers
- Demonstrating best practice for health and safety compliance
- Communicating health and safety information
- Definition of key health and safety terms
- Main causes of injuries and ill health at work
- Safety management systems:
- Costs associated with accidents and ill health
- Key elements of safety management systems
- Benefits of using a safety management system
- Principles of risk assessment:
- Benefits of assessing and controlling risks
- Types of risk assessment
- Where risk assessments should be used
- Steps needed to complete a simple risk assessment
- Risks and control methods for common workplace hazards:
Occupational, environmental, human and organisational factors
Injuries, ill health and other damage that can occur
Identifying risk control measures using the hierarchy of control
- Procedures for responding to accidents and incidents
- Investigation techniques for revealing immediate and root causes
Assessing learning outcomes
- 1 x Theory assessment (Multiple Choice Question Paper).