Health and safety in the workplace Level 3
Overview
LEVEL 3 : 3-DAY TRAINING COURSE
The purpose of this Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (QCF) is to provide the learner with the skills, knowledge and understanding within the work environment to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of others that might be affected by their work.
This qualification is aimed at those who hold, or are looking to hold, a supervisory or managerial role in respect of health and safety. It will allow successful candidates to be able to implement and maintain a health and safety culture at the organisation covering customers, employees, contractors and members of the public.
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Syllabus
A range of subjects is covered including:-
- The law
- Employer’s and Employee’s responsibilities
- Ergonomics and human factors
- Health and safety training
- Hazards and risks
- Accident
- Environmental factors
- Human factors
- Electricity
- Fire
- Manual handling
- Hazardous substances
- First aid
- Accident and incident reporting
- RIDDOR
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Awards
Duration
This is a three-day classroom based course, with a minimum total of 18 hours learning. Dependant on the learner’s experience, there may
well be some pre-course or post-course reading.
Numbers
A maximum of 16 students can be accommodated on this course and all candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age to qualify.
Certification
Assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating in a question paper.
This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.