Description

Highfield is the leading provider of regulated compliance qualifications in the UK, certificating over 350,000 learners a year. Quinn’s Training Services is extremely proud to be a Highfield-approved centre and offer industry-recognised qualifications that will enhance your career prospects.

The Highfield Level 1 Award in the Principles of Health and Safety within the Workplace course is specifically designed to meet the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requirements for training.  It is specifically designed to give learners an understanding of the main responsibilities of employers and employees with regards to health and safety.

Learning Outcomes

The Highfield Level 1 Award in the Principles of Health and Safety course consists of two main areas of learning:

• Understand Main Responsibilities of Health and Safety in the Workplace

• Understand How the Workplace Can Affect Health and Safety

Aims & Objectives

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• State the main responsibilities of employers and employees in health and safety.

• Identify common hazards in a typical workplace

• Identify controls measures for common hazards

• Identify the types of Personal Protective Equipment

• Identify the different types of health and safety signage

Mode for Delivery

The course is delivered by one of our fully qualified, Highfield approved tutors, who use a variety of theoretical and practical input, including

• Videos and information booklets

• Group and partner work

• Whole group discussion

Assessment of the learning outcomes is completed through a thirty- minute multiple-choice question examination which is taken at the end of the course.

Benefits Perceived by Participants

• All trainers who provide this course have appropriate health and safety qualifications, allowing them to explain the course content clearly and answer candidates’ questions knowledgably. 

• This training course is fully interactive and specifically designed to cater for differing learning styles which means candidates are constantly fully engaged with the course content.

• By completing this course, participants are well prepared to progress onto a higher- level course, such as the Level 2 Award for Health and Safety in the workplace.

Intended For

This qualification has been created for those learners either currently working, starting work or returning to work who wish to gain and internationally recognised qualification in health and safety.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-course requirements for this course.

Onsite Delivery Requirements

A classroom environment with a table and chair for each delegate, power, a clear wall or screen for presenting and suitable welfare facilities.