NVQ Occupational Health and Safety Level 4

The NVQ in Occupational Health and Safety Level 4 has been developed for candidates working in the general area of health and safety, those managing a health and safety function and managers having a significant responsibility for safety.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements, however, candidates must ideally be involved in general health and safety advisory or a management role. The NVQ Level 4 is conducted at a number of taught sessions at Line Business Services offices in Keynsham, where candidates will be given specific guidance on the subjects and shown how to produce a portfolio of evidence, based on course work and practice.

Successful candidates will, after the qualifying period and an interview with IOSH, be eligible for entry into The Institution of Occupational Health at Member level.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, candidates will be able to:

Apply management principles and practices to health and safety issues
Set practicable health and safety objectives and be able to plan and implement courses to achieve those objectives
Recognise risks present in the workplace and be able to set appropriate control measures
Take account of risks posed by human factors
Ensure that adequate information, instruction, training and supervision is provided within the workplace
Investigate all incidents involving injury or damage in order to determine the causes and to take appropriate remedial actions
Communicate effectively on health and safety issues with superiors, work people and health and safety professionals
Understand the main legal responsibilities of employers and managers and to act to fulfil them

In order to achieve the award you must be successful in achieving success in the 13 mandatory units -

401 - Evaluate and develop own practice

402 - Promote a positive health and safety culture

403 - Develop and implement the health and safety policy

404 - Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information

405 - Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters

406 - Identify and evaluate health and safety hazards

407 - Assess health and safety risks

408 - Determine and implement health and safety risk control measures

409 - Develop and implement active monitoring systems for health and safety

410 - Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety

411 - Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures

412 - Develop and implement health and safety review systems

413 - Develop and implement health and safety audit systems

Programme Details

An introductory day will be held at Keynsham. During this day candidates will:-

be introduced to the NVQ system
gain an understanding of the health and safety NVQ
conduct and audit of their current competence
develop an action plan for the completion of the NVQ
learn how to develop a portfolio of evidence

Support tutorials will be held at monthly intervals following the induction day during which facilitators will:-

explain the requirements of each Unit of Competence - one unit per session
outline the key areas of the domain knowledge and understanding
discuss the various forms of evidence available
assist candidates to develop their initial action plans
assist candidates to develop their portfolios of evidence
assess any completed units of the NVQ

Note: The course can be provided locally in Bath, Bristol, the Southwest or anywhere in the UK or overseas. For further information or to obtain a quotation contact Line Business Services on 0117 986 2194

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