Who needs this qualification?

The Level 2 Award in Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH ) Risk Assessment aims to provide supervisors and employees with an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the COSHH risk assessment process and the skills required to undertake a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. This includes workplaces in areas such as manufacturing, cleaning, healthcare, transport, utilities and office environments.

How long will it take?

Delivery would typically be through a 1-day training course or 2 half-day training sessions (9 hours).

Learning Outcome

These include the law relating to hazardous substances in the workplace, how risk assessments contribute to the safe use of hazardous substances in the workplace and  the precautions and procedures necessary to ensure that risks associated with hazardous substances are properly controlled.

Certificate validity

The Level 2 Award in COSHH is valid for a period of three years.

Assessment method

This qualification is assessed by Multi Choice Questions (MCQ). To Awarded this qualification the Learner must achieve a percentage pass in the MCQ.