Safety at work

Learning Outcomes

The learner will:
1. Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace

       1.1 Outline employers and employees duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work

       1.2 Outline the consequences for noncompliance with health and safety legislation

       1.3 Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace

       1.4 Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated

2. Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety

        2.1 Define the terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’

        2.2 Outline the process for carrying out a risk assessment

        2.3 Describe how risk assessment can be used to reduce accidents and ill health at work

3. Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards

        3.1 Describe the hazards that may be found in a range of workplaces

        3.2 Describe how hazards can cause harm or damage to people, work processes, the workplace and the environment

        3.3 Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy

        3.4 List examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards"