Highfield – Level 4 International Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

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About Course

The objective of the qualification is to support a role in the workplace.
This qualification is aimed at supervisors and managers with a direct responsibility for health and safety management. The qualification is intended for learners already working in the capacity of supervisor or manager and those who are preparing to start work at this level.
Learners gaining this qualification will know that supervisors and managers have legal and moral obligations to ensure health and safety within a business and that this includes obligations to employees, contractors, visitors and suppliers. Its subject areas are regarded by the health and safety executive as being important to developing safe working procedures in the workplace.

What next?

Individuals achieving this qualification can then progress onto:
Level 4/5 Occupational health and safety qualifications

Assessment Methods

This qualification is assessed in two parts:
Part 1: Learners are expected to undertake the following activities:
• undertake a risk assessment
• construct a safe system of work

Part 2 is assessed by a multiple-choice examination, containing 60 questions. The exam must be completed in 2 hours. Successful learners will have to demonstrate knowledge across the unit content and correctly answer 36 questions or more to achieve a pass, 42 questions to achieve a merit and 48 questions to achieve a distinction.

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What Will You Learn?

  • 1. Understand the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others in relation to health and safety at work
  • 2. Understand the process by which health and safety is managed in an organisation
  • 3. Understand procedures for developing and implementing risk assessment
  • 4. Understand procedures for developing and implementing safe systems of work
  • 5. Know how to review health and safety across an organisation

Course Content

1. Understand the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others in relation to health and safety at work

  • 1.1 Explain the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others in relation to health and safety at work
    00:00
  • 1.2 Explain the moral, social and economic reasons for maintaining and promoting good health and safety standards within the workplace
    00:00
  • 1.3 Explain the role of training, maintenance and workplace layout in reducing risks
    00:00

2. Understand the process by which health and safety is managed in an organisation

3. Understand procedures for developing and implementing risk assessment

4. Understand procedures for developing and implementing safe systems of work

5. Know how to review health and safety across an organisation

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