The most valuable asset of any company is the employee. Accordingly, business management, no matter how large or small, has both moral and legal responsibilities to assure the health and safety of those employed by any company as well as non-employees.

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The Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 (HASWA) identifies the responsibilities of employers (as well as employees or contractors) of the duties required for maintaining compliance with this Act of Parliament.

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This course is intended to provide individuals within management, who will be responsible for health and safety, knowledge of critical principles of occupational safety and health as required by HASWA.

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Intended Audience

This Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is a nationally recognised and regulated qualification designed to educate management level learners of health and safety policies which they will be responsible for within the work environment. This course is particularly useful for businesses with low to moderate levels of health and safety risks yet have multiple employees.

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Additionally, businesses having staff who have achieved this qualification may be eligible for insurance premium reductions.

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This course is intended to train individuals responsible for health and safety in work settings deemed to have low to moderate risk potential.​

 

Course Overview

During this course, learners develop a more comprehensive understanding of health and safety in the workplace in subjects including (but not limited to): legal requirements; identifying workplace hazards; risk assessment; risk control hierarchy; management responsibilities; documentation/recording, and HSE reporting requirements.

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Upon successful completion of this course, individuals should be competent to act in supervisory capacities in most low to moderate risk work environments.

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Assessment Methods

One 30 Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) paper on theory assessment is conducted at the end of the course, and continuous formative assessment throughout the course.