QNUK - Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace syllabus

Category: Health-and-Safety

Level: Beginner

QNUKLevel 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) qualification is aimed at employees or those re-entering employment, where an all-round understanding of health and safety principles is important.

This is a qualification that indicates an individual can undertake a specific role in the workplace and that may be relied upon by employers.

This qualification comprises a single unit.

Guided learning hours (GLH) = 6

Total Qualification Time (TQT) = 6

The QNUK Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) qualification is aimed at all employees, or those looking to enter/re-enter the workforce. Health and safety training is a requirement in workplaces and this qualification enables learners to identify and understand the most common workplace hazards.

Learning outcome Assessment Criterion

Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace

Outline employers and employee’s duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work

Outline the consequences for non-compliance with health and safety legislation

Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace

Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated

Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety

Define the terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’

Outline the process for carrying out a risk assessment

Describe how risk assessment can be used to reduce accidents and ill health at work

Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards

Describe the hazards that may be found in a range of workplaces

Describe how hazards can cause harm or damage to people, work processes, the workplace and the environment

Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy

List examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards

Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace

State the common causes of workplace accidents and ill health

Identify the actions that might need to be taken following an incident in the workplace

List the arrangements that should be in place in a workplace for emergencies and first aid

Outline why it is important to record all incidents, accidents and ill health

There is a single multiple choice question paper. Learners must achieve a minimum of 70% to pass.

This qualification is available to those over 16 years. Candidates should be at least a level 1 numeracy and literacy or equivalent