Highfield Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment

The Highfield Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment (RQF) has been created to provide learners with an awareness of the benefits of risk assessment in any environment. It will prepare learners to move onto further/higher level training while informing them of the responsibilities of employers, the main causes and costs of work-related fatalities, injuries, and health, as well as the role of risk assessment in the prevention of accidents and ill-health, the requirements of a risk assessment, and methods of evaluating risks.

The objective of the qualification is to prepare learners to progress into further/higher level training and is designed to provide learners with an awareness of the benefits of risk assessment in any

environment. The qualification provides learners with an understanding of the responsibilities of employers; the main causes and costs of work-related fatalities, injuries and ill-health; the role of risk assessment in the prevention of accidents and ill-health; the requirements of a risk assessment; a process for undertaking a risk assessment; and a method to evaluate risk

Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners may wish to continue their development by undertaking one of the following qualifications:

• Highfield Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (RQF)

• Highfield Level 2 Award in Health and Safety within the Workplace (RQF)

• Highfield Level 3 Award in Health and Safety within the Workplace (RQF)