Introduction

This accredited training programme has been designed to provide essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety for employees working in any sector of business, whether manufacturing, commerce, public sector or the service industries. Good health and safety standards rely on employers and employees working together to reduce risks and prevent accidents and ill health arising from work activities.

Employers have a responsibility to provide safe and healthy workplace conditions as well as safe systems and methods for workplace activities. An essential element of any safe system is the knowledge and attitude of employees, and this demands proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as specific training for individual tasks.

The CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace represents a foundation of knowledge required by everyone and will provide the understanding which will enable them to contribute to any health and safety management system.

In particular the programme will enable the student to:

• Work in a safe and healthy manner and contribute to improving health and safety within an organisation’s policy.
• Identify key hazards in their own workplace.
• Understand the importance of health and safety rules and working procedures.
• Report potential health and safety problems.
• Be responsible for their actions.

The syllabus is generic in nature – it sets out the principles of health and safety, but we can tailor the syllabus to the background of the students. – 1 day (6 hours).

Level 2 Syllabus Download (PDF).

Exam format: 30 multiple Choice questions