HABC Level 4 Health & Safety

Course details

HABC is the fastest growing Awarding Body in the UK. HABC are recognised by Ofqual, Welsh Government, CCEA and SQA to award accredited Food Safety, Health and Safety, HACCP, First Aid, Licensing, Security (SIA), Fire Safety and Teaching qualifications in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Qualification Overview:

The level 4 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is aimed at Supervisors and Managers, managers, team leaders as well as individuals wishing to advance their health and safety knowledge. The qualfication is intended for learners alreay working in the capacity of supervisor, manager or team leader and also those who are preparing to start work at this level.

Persons gaining this qualification will know that supervisor, manager and team leaders have legal and moral obligations to ensure health and safety within a business, and that this includes obligations to ensure health and safety within a business, and that this includes obligations to employees, contractos, visitors and suppliers. Its syllabus areas are regarded by the Health and Safety Executives as being important to developing and maintaining safe working procedures in the workplace.

Outcome of this Qualification?

This qualification provides the opportunities for learners to develop compentence in key skills and produce evidence towards attaining key skills. The qualification does not ensure key skills are met as this would depend upon learners producing a a portfolio of evidence and the mode of study adopted.

Qualification Structure?

This qualification is made up of one mandatory unit, the details of which are provided in the next section.

Learners must successfully complete the assessment for the unit to achieve the qualification.

What Does The Qualification Covers?

Unit 1: Health and Safety in the Workplace

The learning outcomes are:

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