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CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health *Foundation Health & Safety Certificate* has been designed as a first level course incorporating fundamental occupational health and safety knowledge for all employees that will enable them to contribute to any health and safety management system.

The programme covers a defined syllabus and is assessed by a short objective test consisting of 30 multi-choice questions.
Oral tests are available to ensure that candidates with learning difficulties or disabilities can also access the training and achieve success.

Elements of study within the syllabus include the following:

estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Health and safety at work
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Prevention of accidents and ill health
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion First aid at work
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Workplace health, safety and welfare
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Electricity
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Occupational health
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Ergonomics and workstation design
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Health and safety law
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Risk assessment
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Personal protective equipment
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Work equipment
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Fire prevention
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Hazardous substances
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion Manual handling Noise.

Target Audience

Employee*s with little or no prior knowledge of current health & safety legislation who require a nationally recognised certificate.

Aims

To provide attendees with information on health and safety issues which they will encounter during their working day;

Learning Objectives

estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion To promote a positive health & safety culture;
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion To increase awareness of health & safety issues;
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion To carryout assigned tasks in both a safe and efficient manner;
estimated annual cost to society through accidents and ill health is £11 to £16 billion To understand the legal responsibilities of both the employer and employee as defined by the Health & Safety at Work Act.

Course Duration

1 day (6 hours) 0930-1630

Please telephone for dates and venues.