Health and Safety AwarenessDiploma Course

Discover health and safety awareness and why it’s essential for every workplace. Learn to spot risks, understand the law, and protect your wellbeing, while gaining the confidence to handle incidents, support your team, and help create a culture where everyone feels safe and valued.

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What Will You Learn?

What is health and safety awareness? It’s the ability to recognise risks, understand legal responsibilities, and take proactive steps to keep people safe. Step into a safer future with our online Health and Safety Awareness Course, a practical guide designed to help you build thriving, compliant workplaces. Whether starting out or refreshing your skills, gain the confidence, legal insight, and real-world strategies to protect people and promote wellbeing at work.

Why is health and safety awareness important? Every workplace should be a space where people feel safe, supported, and able to thrive. If you’re ready to create safer, healthier environments actively, this Health and Safety Awareness Course is your essential starting point. Whether you’re new to the subject or already work in a safety-focused setting, this practical, fully supportive guide gives you the clarity and confidence to make a real difference.

Understand the deeper purpose behind health and safety, exploring how good practices protect people and businesses and what happens when ignored. Learn the legal framework that underpins workplace safety, including your rights and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Build your ability to identify hazards across different work environments, from offices to construction sites, and gain step-by-step confidence in carrying out effective risk assessments. Explore how simple everyday habits, clear reporting, and confident incident responses can reduce harm and prevent future accidents.

Understand the roles and responsibilities that keep workplaces safe, and see how leadership, teamwork and accountability all come into play. Get practical advice on managing common risks—from display screen use and manual handling to hazardous substances, working at height, noise, vibration and vehicles.

Finally, bring everything together by learning how to maintain a positive, proactive safety culture. From first aid and good housekeeping to managing stress, substance misuse and conflict, you’ll be equipped to support wellbeing in every aspect of your work.

By studying this course, you will:

Build a clear understanding of why health and safety matters in every workplace.
Learn your legal responsibilities under key legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Identify hazards and conduct simple, effective risk assessments.
Respond to incidents confidently and understand the importance of reporting.
Explore common industry-specific risks and how to manage them.
Promote wellbeing and support a positive, safe work environment for all.

Anyone responsible for workplace safety or looking to boost their career with essential health and safety knowledge will benefit from taking this Health and Safety Awareness course online. It’s perfect for office workers, retail staff, warehouse operatives, construction workers, team leaders, HR professionals, and small business owners. It also benefits those entering new roles or industries where safety is key.

Whether passionate about wellbeing, professional development, or creating supportive environments, this course equips you with practical skills that make a real impact.

Introduction
Part 1: What Is Health and Safety, Really?
Part 2: What Happens When We Ignore It
Part 3: Why Everyone Wins with Good Safety
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1: Assessment

Part 1: Breaking Down the Law
Part 2: What Are Your Responsibilities?
Part 3: How the Law Protects You at Work
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2: Assessment

Part 1: Offices
Part 2: Construction Sites
Part 3: Hospitals
Part 4: Kitchens and Hospitality
Part 5: Factories and Manufacturing Plants
Part 6: What Should You Do If You Spot a Hazard?
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3: Assessment

Part 1: What Is a Risk Assessment and Why Do We Bother?
Part 2: Five Steps to Getting It Right
Part 3: What a Risk Assessment Looks Like
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4: Assessment

Part 1: Safety Starts With You
Part 2: Communication
Part 3: What Does a Safe Workplace Look Like?
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5: Assessment

Part 1: What Should You Do in an Emergency?
Part 2: The “DRABC” Approach
Part 3: Why Reporting Matters More Than You Think
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6: Assessment

Part 1: Who’s in Charge of Safety?
Part 2: Safety Citizenship
Part 3: Leading by Example
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7: Assessment

Part 1: Display Screen Equipment (DSE) and Manual Handling
Part 2: Manual Handling
Part 3: Speaking Up Without Fear
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8: Assessment

Part 1: Hazardous Substances and Safety Compliance
Part 2: Working at Height, Noise and Vibration Risks
Part 3: Vehicle Safety and Employee Responsibilities
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9: Assessment

Part 1: Foundations of a Safe Work Environment
Part 2: First Aid and Emergency Preparedness
Part 3: Promoting Wellbeing at Work
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 10: Assessment

The Health and Safety Awareness Diploma Course will take up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course; it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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