Description

Course Summary

This Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace course educates learners about the types of health and safety hazards they may face while at work. It teaches them what control measures their workplace should have in place and how they should adhere to them to keep risks low. On the completion of this course, you will receive a personalised Highfield-commended certificate.

Course Description

The HSE estimates that workplace injuries cost the UK economy over £15 billion per year. Official figures estimate the cost to the business at £3.2 billion with individuals losing approximately £8.6 billion. Effective training can reduce the potential risk of harm occurring in the workplace, and save you money!

The course
An ideal introduction to health and safety for anyone working in a low to medium risk environment. Although it does not provide a qualification itself, it does provide the knowledge and understanding required to go on to achieve a level 2 health and safety qualification. The nine modules of this course cover the key content and knowledge required to go on to achieve a recognised level 2 health and safety qualification. To achieve a regulated qualification the learner must sit an assessment with a recognised training provider.

Areas covered

• Accidents including slips, trips and falls
• Legal responsibilities
• Risk assessment
• Hazardous substances (COSHH)
• Workplace health, safety and welfare
• Work equipment
• Fire
• First aid
• Manual handling

Who is it aimed at?
Ideal for employee inductions or for anyone wishing to go on to achieve a level 2 health and safety qualification.
The course can also be used as part of the on-programme element of the new apprenticeship standards, supporting the knowledge, skills and behaviours apprentices need to effectively integrate into the workplace.

What is a Highfield e-learning course?
Highfield e-learning’s courses are designed to give employees the knowledge and understanding of key areas of compliance in a range of areas such as food safety, allergens, health and safety, food safety and licensing. Each e-learning course can be completed within a specified time period but at a pace that suits learners, and has been developed with information from leading subject matter experts in the sector. This e-learning course comes complete with a downloadable PDF handbook full of useful information and guidance to help support the achievement of the learning outcomes.

How do they work?
Learners simply log on to the Highfield Learning Management System (LMS) and work their way through the course, along with scenarios relevant to their area of learning. Assessment is carried out on the completion of each module via a series of multiple-choice questions.

What makes Highfield e-learning different?
We make the most complex of subjects easier to digest through media and content-rich exercises that motivate and engage learners. All of our e-learning uses interactive exercises and gaming combined with media-rich content, interactive scenarios, and relevant photography and illustrations. Content is provided by industry-leading experts. What that means for your learners is stimulating and engaging content they’ll respond to and, most importantly, remember.