<p><span style="font-size:24px"><strong>HABC Level 4 Award in Health &amp; Safety in the Workplace</strong></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>1:Understand the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others in relation to health and safety at work</strong></span></p>

<p><span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:arial; font-size:14px">(1) Outline the way in which health and safety law is applied in the United Kingdom.</span><br />
<span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:arial; font-size:14px">(2) Explain the duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and others in</span><br />
<span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:arial; font-size:14px">relation health and safety at work</span><br />
<span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:arial; font-size:14px">(3) Explain the potential cost and effects of poor health and safety standards.</span><br />
<span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:arial; font-size:14px">(4) Explain the role of training, maintenance and workplace layout in reducing risks.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>2:Understand the process by which health and safety is managed in an organisation</strong></span></p>

<p>(1) Explain the role of health and safety polices in managing health and safety<br />
(2) Explain methods to ensure employers and employees communicate and co-operate on<br />
health and safety issues effectively<br />
(3) Explain the role of risk assessments and safe systems of work in the management of<br />
health and safety.<br />
(4) Describe management and audit processes and documentation used to maintain and<br />
improve health and safety standards.<br />
(5) Outline sources of information and instructions on health and safety and where<br />
they are found.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>3:Understand procedures for developing and implementing risk assessment</strong></span></p>

<p>(1) Outline procedure for the development, implementation and recording of risk<br />
assessments.<br />
(2) Construct risk assessments for a range of tasks and procedures, such as<br />
manufacturing/construction tasks, substances hazardous to health, general hazards of the working environment.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>4:Understand procedures for developing and implementing safe systems of work</strong></span><br />
(1) Outline procedure for the development, implementation and recording of safe systems of work.<br />
(2) Construct a safe system of work for a range of tasks and procedures, such as manufacturing/construction tasks, substances hazardous to health, general hazards of the working environment.</p>

<p><strong>5<span style="font-size:14px">:Know how to review health and safety across an organisation</span></strong></p>

<p>(1) Explain procedures for reviewing an organisation&rsquo;s practices and policy with regards to health and safety at work.<br />
(2) Explain the principles of incident investigation<br />
(3) State how changes can be implemented following a review of risk assessments, safe systems of work and incidents.</p>

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