The CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace provides a good introduction to health and safety ensuring employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors, and the public. It provides an overall awareness of key health and safety issues, ensuring that employees understand the importance of following systems, procedures and rules. Health and Safety qualifications are becoming a requirement for many industries. The CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is suitable for anyone in a work environment, and provides internationally recognised certification for employees. The CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace covers:

• An introduction to health and safety.
• Health and safety law and enforcement.
• Preventing work-related ill-health.
• The principles of accident prevention.
• Risk assessment techniques.
• The risks associated with poor welfare, the workplace and work equipment, manual handling, hazardous substances, working at height, working with vehicles and exposure to noise and vibration.