HABC Level 2 Award in Health & Safety

This L2 Award in Health and Safety is suitable for employees working in any sector, and has been designed to provide participants with essential knowledge and understanding of health & safety. 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 HABC Level 2 Award in Health and Safety represents a foundation of knowledge required by everyone.

COURSE CONTENT

• Health and safety law, including the Health and Safety at Work Act
• Prevention of accidents and ill health
• Risk Assessments
• Basic First Aid
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Working at height
• Work equipment
• Electricity
• Fire prevention
• Hazardous substances
• Lone working
• Manual handling
• Noise

ASSESSMENT

This qualification is assessed through a 20-question multiple-choice examination. The duration of the examination is 30 minutes. Successful learners must achieve a score of at least 13 out of 20.