CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the
Workplace
Employers are responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace
conditions and the right systems and methods for safe activities.
But employees also have a vital part to play in the equation. They
need the right knowledge and the right attitude which demands
proper training in the basics of health and safety, as well as
specific training for individual tasks.
To help businesses ensure that employees are trained we run a
nationally recognised training course, the CIEH Level 2 Award in
Health and Safety in the Workplace (this qualification replaces the
CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the
Workplace).
Successful completion of the course provides a qualification
awarded by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH),
the leading awarding body for food safety, health and safety and
environmental qualifications.
Who is the course intended for?
This new qualification is designed to ensure that all employees
are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers,
contractors and the public. It is applicable in any private or
public sector environment.
Employers, managers and the self-employed will require further
information but the course will provide them with a useful basic
introduction to health and safety.
Candidates must attend the full one-day course and successfully
complete a short written multiple-choice test at the end of the
day. Arrangements can be made, upon request, for an alternative
oral test to be taken. There are no formal entry requirements but
candidates should be 16 years or older.
What does the course cover?
The one-day course covers:
- Health and safety law.
- Health.
- Safety - accident prevention
- Safety - slips, trips and falls.
- Safety - electricity.
- Safety - fire prevention.
- Welfare.
- The workplace.
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- Work equipment.
- Risk assessment.
- Manual handling.
- Hazardous substances.
- Working at height.
- Ergonomics and workstation design.
- Transport and vehicles.
- Noise and vibration.
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On completing this qualification candidates will be able to:
- Understand the principles of accident prevention.
- Understand that risk assessment is an important technique for
accident and ill-health prevention.
- Understand the risks associated with manual handling.
- Appreciate the nature and risks of hazardous substances.
- Understand how workplace equipment and task design affect
health and safety.
- Understand the potential long and short-term effects of
exposure to noise and vibration.
Course dates and booking
Details of future course dates will be published here
shortly.
We can accommodate a maximum of 20 delegates for each course,
the cost is £60 per person and includes tea and coffee. To help
keep the cost of the course to an affordable level, lunch is not
provided. The course starts at 9am and finishes at 5pm.
Courses are held in the Council Chamber at Suffolk Coastal's
offices at Melton Hill in Woodbridge. This is a wheelchair
accessible venue that has a hearing loop facility. Follow this link
to get a location map (new window).
If you have other special needs, such as reading difficulties,
please let us know at the time of booking.
Suffolk Coastal is registered with the Chartered Institute of
Environmental Health (CIEH) as a training centre to provide
qualifications in both
food safety and workplace health and safety.
CIEH qualifications are accredited by the
Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority (new window).
You can use the CIEH online course finder (new window) to find
out about other CIEH accredited training centres and
courses.