Working Safely

1. Introduction to Workplace Safety

   Overview of safety principles, the importance of safety awareness, and legal obligations.

2. Recognizing Workplace Hazards

   Identifying common physical, chemical, and ergonomic hazards in the workplace.

3. Risk Assessment and Control Measures

   Understanding how to evaluate risks and implement appropriate safety controls.

4. Safe Working Practices

   Learning proper procedures for safe operations and behavior in different work settings.

5. Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness

   Understanding fire prevention, evacuation procedures, and emergency response actions.

6. Manual Handling and Ergonomics

   Safe lifting techniques and workplace design to prevent musculoskeletal injuries.

7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

   Correct selection, use, and maintenance of PPE for different job roles.

8. Incident Reporting and Investigation

   Importance of reporting near-misses, unsafe acts, and participation in safety investigations.

9. Health and Welfare at Work

   Maintaining good hygiene, wellbeing, and mental health in the workplace.

10. Developing a Positive Safety Culture

    Encouraging teamwork, accountability, and proactive attitudes toward safety.

• Promotes a safer, healthier workplace for all employees

• Reduces workplace accidents and injuries

• Encourages personal responsibility for safety

• Enhances compliance with safety laws and organizational policies

• Builds a foundation for advanced health and safety training

• All employees, workers, and supervisors

• New hires and interns

• Safety representatives and team leaders

• Individuals seeking to improve workplace safety awareness

• Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

• Total Questions: 40

• Passing Marks: 70%

• Mode: Online or Onsite Assessment

• Duration: 60 Minutes

• Certification: Certified Working Safely Professional (C-WSP) upon successful completion

To deliver this Qualification, HiQual UK Approved ATPs must demonstrate the capability to deliver, assess, and internally quality assure qualifications in line with recognised regulatory principles and the expectations of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Approved centres must operate effective systems to ensure the validity, reliability, fairness, consistency, and security of assessment.

1. Centre Recognition and Legal Compliance

Centres must be formally recognised by HiQual UK prior to the delivery or assessment of any qualification. To maintain recognition, centres must: Be a legally constituted organisation operating in compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements. Demonstrate effective governance, management oversight, and clear lines of accountability. Comply with all HiQual UK policies, procedures, and conditions of centre recognition. Notify HiQual UK promptly of any material changes that may affect delivery, assessment, or internal quality assurance arrangements.

2. Resources, Facilities, and Learning Environment

Centres must ensure that sufficient and appropriate resources are in place to support learning and assessment. This includes: Learning environments appropriate to the mode of delivery, including classrooms and, where applicable, specialist or practical facilities. Access to learning and assessment resources that enable learners to meet qualification outcomes. Secure systems for managing learner data, assessment records, and certification claims. Arrangements that support equality of access and reasonable adjustments for learners where required.

3. Staff Competence and Occupational Expertise

Centres must ensure that all staff involved in delivery, assessment, and internal quality assurance are competent and suitably qualified. Centres must: Appoint tutors with appropriate subject knowledge, teaching competence, and relevant occupational or professional experience. Ensure assessors are trained and competent in applying HiQual UK assessment requirements and standards. Appoint a qualified Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) responsible for monitoring assessment practice and decisions. Maintain records of staff qualifications, experience, training, and continuing professional development (CPD).

4. Assessment Practice and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

Centres must operate robust internal quality assurance systems to ensure assessment integrity. Centres must: Ensure assessment is valid, fit for purpose, and conducted in line with HiQual UK requirements. Implement effective IQA procedures to monitor assessor performance and confirm the consistency of assessment decisions. Maintain accurate, complete, and auditable records of learner registration, assessment evidence, and outcomes. Carry out regular internal reviews and standardisation activities to support continuous improvement.

5. Integrity, Risk Management, and Malpractice

Centres must take appropriate measures to protect the integrity of assessment. Centres must: Maintain policies and procedures for the prevention, identification, and management of malpractice and maladministration. Ensure secure handling, storage, and retention of assessment materials and learner evidence. Report any suspected or confirmed malpractice to HiQual UK in accordance with published procedures.

6. Health, Safety, Safeguarding, and Learner Protection

Centres must provide a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment. Centres must: Comply with applicable health and safety and safeguarding legislation. Conduct risk assessments for learning activities, particularly where practical or technical work is involved. Maintain procedures to safeguard learner welfare and wellbeing.

7. Learner Information, Support, and Fair Treatment

Centres must ensure learners are informed, supported, and treated fairly. Centres must: Provide clear and accurate information on programme requirements, assessment methods, and certification. Ensure learners receive timely and constructive feedback on assessment outcomes. Operate transparent complaints and appeals procedures aligned with HiQual UK requirements. Manage learner information securely in compliance with data protection legislation.

• Level 2 Award in Health and Safety.

• Level 2 Award in Health and Safety at Workplace.

• Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment.

• Level 2 Award in Manual Handling Safety.

• Level 3 Certificate in Health and Safety at Workplace.

• Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

• Level 3 Certificate in Risk Management.

• ISO 45001 Internal Auditor Certification.

• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Certification.

• Professional development in Risk Assessment, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Incident Investigation, Permit to Work Systems, Construction Safety, Workplace Inspection, Safety Leadership, and Behaviour Based Safety (BBS).

• Career opportunities as Health and Safety Assistant, HSE Assistant, Safety Representative, Safety Coordinator, Site Safety Officer, Warehouse Safety Coordinator, Production Safety Officer, Facilities Safety Officer, Compliance Assistant, and Workplace Safety Supervisor.