Health and Safety Level 3

Introduction; Glossary; Definitions of health and safety; The costs associated with accidents and ill health; The benefits associated with good health and safety practices.

The main legal framework and laws relating to health and safety at work; The sources and nature of information that demonstrate compliance and best practice with health and safety legislation; The roles and powers of enforcement agencies.

The terms accident, incident and near miss; The accident triangle; Accident and incident reporting; The main causes of accidents in the workplace and contributing factors, such as human, organisational, environmental and occupational factors; The legal requirements for accident and incident reporting; The principles of accident investigation.

The typical elements of a health and safety management system; The benefits of using a health and safety management system; The ways health and safety information can be communicated; The roles and responsibilities of the supervisor; The difference between audit and inspection.

Key assessment terms, including the steps of a risk assessment, risk matrix and hierarchy of control; The benefits of assessing and controlling risks at work; The different types of risk assessments that can be used; The steps to be taken to complete a simple risk assessment.

Hazardous substances covered by COSHH; How hazardous substances enter the body; The principles of the hierarchy of controls required by COSHH; The need to manage asbestos in the workplace; The use of PPE in the workplace.

The welfare provisions that should be made by the employer; The requirements of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations; The types of safety signs used in the workplace.

The main hazards of work equipment; The control measures for electrical equipment; The principles of noise control; The principles of safe working at height.

Common causes of fire at work; The requirements of the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order; The measures used to protect people and property from fire.

The causes of ill health in the workplace; The requirements of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations; The causes of stress in the workplace; The problems associated with the use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

What the term ergonomics means; The principles for conducting a risk assessment for the use of display screen equipment; What manual handling is; The employers’ duties as required by the manual handling regulations; The factors to take into account when completing a manual handling risk assessment.