Health and Safety in the Workplace – Highfield Level 2 Award (RQF)

The objective of the qualification is to:
• prepare learners to progress into further/higher level training
• Support a role in the workplace

The qualification provides learners with an understanding in the responsibilities of employers and employees, the benefits of good health and safety, steps to a risk assessment and how they can reduce accidents, near misses and ill-health, typical hazards and controls in a workplace, common causes of accidents, near misses and ill-health, emergency procedures and the importance of recording accidents, near misses and ill-health.

Who is it for / requirements?

This operator training course is designed for potential operator’s who haveno previous experience of operating industrial counterbalanced or reach lift trucks rider-operated. Theyshould be over the minimum school-leaving age (except in docks where they must be at least 18 years ofage), they should have a reasonable degree of physical fitness.

Course Programme

Topics include:

  • The duties and responsibilities of employers and employees
  • The benefits of good health and safety in the workplace
  • The process of risk assessment
  • Hazards and controls in the workplace
  • Responding to accidents, near misses and ill-health in the workplace
  • Emergency procedures
  • the importance of reporting accidents

Assessment

The examination for this qualification contains 20 multiple-choice questions that must
be completed within 45 minutes. Successful learners will have to demonstrate knowledge and understanding across the qualification syllabus and achieve a minimum pass mark of 60%.

Venue

  • At our training centres
  • At your site

Awarding Body

Highfield

Qualification Number

603/1289/0

Course Length

6 hours

Additional Information

 

What next?

Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners may wish to continue their development by undertaking one of the following qualifications:
• Highfield Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
• Highfield Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment
• Highfield Level 3 Award in Health and Safety within the Workplace

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