Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace (CPD)

A thorough, working knowledge of health and safety for anyone employed in a UK workplace — written to Level 2 standard and aligned to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, its supporting regulations, and HSE guidance.

Who this course is for

Essential grounding for employees in every kind of workplace:

• Office, shop, warehouse and factory staff
• Care, hospitality and construction support roles
• New starters, supervisors and team leaders
• Anyone with duties such as risk assessment, manual handling or fire marshalling
• No prior training is assumed — and it’s ideal before progressing to Level 3

What you’ll learn

• The main health and safety laws and the duties of employers and employees
• How to carry out and understand risk assessments and the hierarchy of control
• Common workplace hazards — slips and trips, working at height, vehicles and the environment
• Safe manual handling and how to protect your back and joints
• Working safely with hazardous substances (COSHH)
• Fire safety, extinguishers and evacuation
• PPE, display screen equipment and safe use of work equipment
• Responding to accidents, first aid, RIDDOR reporting and wellbeing

How it works

Eight focused lessons, each broken into short topics with a quick practice game, and finished with an assessment — 10 questions drawn at random from a larger pool, so every attempt is different (pass mark 80%, three attempts per quiz). The course ends with a final exam of 20 questions drawn from a pool of 40 covering the whole syllabus. Your progress is tracked through every step, and when you complete the course your CPD-standard certificate — with your name, the course title and a verifiable reference code — is issued instantly and saved to My Account → Certificates.

12 months’ access · study on any device · instant certificate download

Course content

• IntroductionLesson
• Health and Safety Law and ResponsibilitiesLesson
• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974Topic
• Supporting regulationsTopic
• Employer and employee dutiesTopic
• EnforcementTopic
• Safety signs and consultationTopic
• 🎮 Practice: read the safety signsTopic
• Lesson 1 Assessment — Law and ResponsibilitiesQuiz
• Risk Assessment and Controlling HazardsLesson
• Hazard versus riskTopic
• What is a risk assessment?Topic
• The five steps of risk assessmentTopic
• The hierarchy of controlTopic
• Who might be harmed, and safe systems of workTopic
• 🎮 Practice: order the hierarchy of controlTopic
• Lesson 2 Assessment — Risk AssessmentQuiz
• Common Workplace Hazards and the Working EnvironmentLesson
• Slips, trips and fallsTopic
• Working conditions and welfareTopic
• Working at heightTopic
• Vehicles and the workplaceTopic
• Noise, lighting, temperature and housekeepingTopic
• 🎮 Practice: spot the hazardTopic
• Lesson 3 Assessment — Common Workplace HazardsQuiz
• Manual Handling and Musculoskeletal HealthLesson
• Why manual handling mattersTopic
• The law on manual handlingTopic
• The TILE assessmentTopic
• Safe lifting techniqueTopic
• Aids, team handling and preventing disordersTopic
• 🎮 Practice: the safe liftTopic
• Lesson 4 Assessment — Manual HandlingQuiz
• Hazardous Substances (COSHH)Lesson
• What is COSHH?Topic
• How substances harm the bodyTopic
• Hazard symbols and labelsTopic
• Safety data sheets and assessmentTopic
• Controlling exposure, storage and good practiceTopic
• 🎮 Practice: routes into the bodyTopic
• Lesson 5 Assessment — Hazardous Substances (COSHH)Quiz
• Fire SafetyLesson
• The fire triangleTopic
• Fire safety lawTopic
• Fire prevention and good housekeepingTopic
• Fire classes and extinguishersTopic
• Detection, alarms and what to do in a fireTopic
• 🎮 Practice: match the extinguisherTopic
• Lesson 6 Assessment — Fire SafetyQuiz
• PPE, Display Screen Equipment and Work EquipmentLesson
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)Topic
• The limits of PPETopic
• Display screen equipment (DSE)Topic
• Safe use of work equipmentTopic
• Electrical safety, maintenance and trainingTopic
• 🎮 Practice: PPE or a better control?Topic
• Lesson 7 Assessment — PPE, DSE and Work EquipmentQuiz
• Accidents, First Aid, Reporting and WellbeingLesson
• Responding to an accidentTopic
• First aid in the workplaceTopic
• First-aid prioritiesTopic
• Recording and reporting (RIDDOR)Topic
• Stress and wellbeingTopic
• 🎮 Practice: is it RIDDOR-reportable?Topic
• Lesson 8 Assessment — Accidents, First Aid & RIDDORQuiz
• Course SummaryLesson
• Final Exam — Level 2 Health & Safety in the WorkplaceQuiz