Highfield Level 1 Award in Health and Safety Awareness (RQF) 603-6363-0

Highfield Level 1 Award in Health and Safety Awareness (RQF) 8 Appendix 2: Qualification content Unit 1: Workplace Health and Safety Awareness Unit number: F/618/3753 Credit: 1 GLH: 21 Level: 1 Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria The learner will The learner can 1. Understand the process of maintaining health, safety and welfare within own workplace or place of learning 1.1 Identify employer and employee duties relating to health, safety and welfare within own workplace or place of learning 1.2 Outline the benefits of good health and safety within own workplace or place of learning 1.3 Describe the process for reporting injuries, accidents, ill health and unsafe conditions within own workplace or place of learning 1.4 Describe how safe working practices are enforced within own workplace or place of learning 2. Understand the role of risk assessments within own workplace or place of learning 2.1 Define the terms hazard, risk, accident, near miss and risk assessment 2.2 Identify the steps involved in a risk assessment and why these are important 2.3 Identify the common hazards 2.4 Outline the effects of workplace accidents, near misses and ill health within own workplace or place of learning 2.5 Identify basic control measures for hazards in own workplace or place of learning 2.6 Identify the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for protection against hazards within own workplace or place of learning 2.7 Identify the different classes of health and safety signage within own workplace or place of learning 3. Understand where to find health and safety-related information within own workplace or place of learning 3.1 Identify the health and safety information that should be provided to employees within own workplace or place of learning