NVQ - Occupational Health & Safety at Level 3

The Occupational Health and Safety Practice Level 3 NVQ is suitable for those whose role includes general health & Safety practice, including:

• Risk assessment
• Identifying hazards
• Determining control strategies

The Occupational Health and Safety Practice Level 3 NVQ has 7 Units, 5 mandatory plus 2 from a list of 4 optional units.

5 Mandatory Units

• HSS1 - Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
• HSS2 - Develop procedures to safely control work operations
• HSS3 - Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
• HSS4 - Promote a healthy and safe culture within the workplace
• HSS6 - Conduct a health and safety assessment of a workplace

Plus 2 Units from the following Optional Units

• HSS5 - Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints in the workplace
• HSS7 - Make sure your own actions within the workplace aim to protect the environment
• HSS8 - Review health and safety procedure in workplaces
• HSS9 - Supervise the health, safety and welfare of a learner in the workplace