CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

Level: This is a Level 2 course.

What is the CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace course?
This course is designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. It is applicable in any private or public sector environment.

Course topics

• Health and Safety at Work background
• Health and Safety legislation
• Accidents and ill health - their causes and prevention
• Risk assessment
• First Aid at Work
• Personal protective equipment
• Safety in the workplace
• Work equipment
• Electricity
• Fire prevention
• Occupational health
• Health hazards
• Hazardous substances
• Ergonomics and workstation design
• Manual handling
• Noise and vibrations

Teaching and Learning
You will learn through short-topic lectures covering the principles of occupational health and safety and how to apply this in the workplace.

Assessment details
Assessment is a multiple-choice examination (available in some other languages) which is taken at the end of the day.

For people with learning difficulties a spoken form of the examination is also available.

After passing the examination you will receive, in approximately eight weeks, a CIEH Certificate Level 2 in Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Notes

Costs include : £10 examination fee and £3 CIEH course book.

Extra costs : Writing materials and notebook

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