Total GLH: 7
Total TQT: 9
Ofqual Qualification Number: 600/0082/X
Qualification Wales: C00/0303/2
Learning Outcomes:
1 Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace
• 1.1 Outline employers and employees duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work
• 1.2 Outline the consequences for non-compliance with health and safety legislation
• 1.3 Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace
• 1.4 Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated
2 Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety
• 2.1 Define the terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’
• 2.2 Outline the process for carrying out a risk assessment
• 2.3 Describe how risk assessment can be used to reduce accidents and ill health at work
3 Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards
• 3.1 Describe the hazards that may be found in a range of workplaces
• 3.2 Describe how hazards can cause harm or damage to people, work processes, the workplace and the environment
• 3.3 Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy
• 3.4 List examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards
4 Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace
• 4.1 State the common causes of workplace accidents and ill health
• 4.2 Identify the actions that might need to be taken following an incident in the workplace
• 4.3 List the arrangements that should be in place in a workplace for emergencies and first aid
• 4.4 Outline why it is important to record all incidents, accidents and ill health
