Syllabus
Syllabus summary
Syllabus
Element Assessment
1 Why we should manage workplace health and
safety
Open book examination (OBE)
2 How health and safety management systems work
Unit IG1: Management of health and safety
and what they look like
Elements 1.1, 1.2 and 3.4
3 Managing risk – understanding people and
are also assessed by the practical assessment
processes
(Unit IG2)
4 Health and safety monitoring and measuring
5 Physical and psychological health
6 Musculoskeletal health
7 Chemical and biological agents
Practical assessment
8 General workplace issues
Unit IG2: Risk assessment
9 Work equipment
10 Fire
11 Electricity
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Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
Syllabus Learning outcome Related Assessment criteria Assessment
The learner will be content
able to:
Justify health and safety 1.1–1.2 Discuss the moral, financial and legal reasons for
improvements using managing health and safety in the workplace
moral, financial and legal OBE, practical
arguments Explain how health and safety is regulated and the
consequences of non-compliance
Advise on the main 1.3 Summarise the main health and safety duties of OBE
duties for health and different groups of people at work
safety in the workplace
and help their and
organisation manage
contractors Explain how contractors should be selected, monitored
and managed
Work within a health 2.1–2.2 Give an overview of the elements of a health and safety OBE
and safety management management system and the benefits of having a
system, recognising formal/certified system
what effective
policy, organisational Discuss the main ingredients of health and safety
responsibilities and management systems that make it effective – policy,
arrangements should responsibilities, arrangements
look like
Positively influence 3.1–3.3 Describe the concept of health and safety culture and OBE
health and safety how it influences performance
culture and behaviour to
improve performance in Summarise how health and safety culture at work can
their organisation be improved
Summarise the human factors which positively or
negatively influence behaviour at work in a way that can
affect health and safety
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Learning outcome Related Assessment criteria Assessment
Syllabus The learner will be
able to:
content
Do a general risk 1.1 Explain the principles of the risk assessment process
assessment in their
own workplace – 1.2 and OBE, practical
profiling and prioritising
risks, inspecting the 3.4 Produce a risk assessment of a workplace which
workplace, recognising 5–11 considers a wide range of identified hazards
a range of common (drawn from elements 5 – 11) and meets best
hazards, evaluating practice standards (‘suitable and sufficient’)
risks (taking account
of current controls),
recommending further
control measures,
planning actions
Recognise workplace 3.5 Discuss typical workplace changes that have significant OBE
changes that have health and safety impacts and ways to minimise those
significant health impacts
and safety impacts
and effective ways to
minimise those impacts
Develop basic safe 3.6–3.8 Describe what to consider when developing and OBE
systems of work implementing a safe system of work for general
(including taking account activities
of typical emergencies)
and knowing when Explain the role, function and operation of a permit-to-
to use permit-to-work work system
systems for special risks
Discuss typical emergency procedures (including training
and testing) and how to decide what level of first aid is
needed in the workplace
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Learning outcome Related Assessment criteria Assessment
Syllabus The learner will be
able to:
content
Take part in incident 4.2 Explain why and how incidents should be investigated, OBE
investigations recorded and reported
Help their employer to 4.1, Discuss common methods and indicators used to OBE
check their management monitor the effectiveness of management systems
system effectiveness –
4.3,
through monitoring, 4.4 Explain what an audit is and why and how it is used to
audits and reviews evaluate a management system
Explain why and how regular reviews of health and
safety performance are needed
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