Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF)

Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF)

Qualification overview

This qualification forms part of the QA Health and Safety suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:
• National Occupational Standards (NOS) related to health and safety in the workplace
• Recommendations of good practice outlined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
This qualification is designed to provide Learners with a basic introduction to the principles of risk assessment. It will raise their awareness of risks in the workplace and introduce basic things they can do to control them. This qualification specification provides information for Centres about the delivery of the QA Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (RQF) and includes the unit information, assessment methods and quality assurance arrangements.

Objective

The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by developing their understanding of: the main causes of work-related fatalities, injuries and ill health; the moral, legal and economic reasons for preventing accidents and ill health at work; key terms associated with risk assessment; the role of risk assessment in accident and ill health prevention; the legal requirements for risk assessment; a simple process for undertaking a risk assessment; occupational, environmental and human factors that can affect the level of risk from hazards at work; how to prioritise risks; and the requirements for providing information about, and records on, the results of a risk assessment.

Intended audience 

This qualification is for anyone in a work environment. While employees might not undertake risk assessments themselves they may be asked to contribute to the process and will be expected to behave in a way that protects both the health and safety of themselves and others at all times. This qualification will make them more risk-aware and improve their understanding of risk assessments.
Note: This qualification does not include writing and conducting risk assessment practice sessions. Those who will be responsible for conducting risk assessments should undertake the QA Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment (RQF).

Entry requirements
Learners must be at least 14 years old on the first day of the training.
There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent.

Progression

Some possible routes of progression are:
• QA Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
• QA Level 2 Award in Principles of COSHH (RQF)
• QA Level 2 Award in Working at Height (RQF)
• QA Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
• QA Level 3 Award in Risk Assessment (RQF)
• QA Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF)
Requalification requirements
We recommend you refresh your training every 3 years.

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