Health and Safety Training
Level 1 Award in the Principles of Health and Safety within the Workplace
The Level 1 Award in Principles of Health & Safety within the Workplace is a half-day, regulated health & safety qualification, assessed with a multiple choice exam.
We can run this course at your premises as a traditional classroom style course, or we now now offer remote training on Zoom, see below for details. The course is suitable for all employees, as an introduction to health and safety within the workplace.
Please contact us to discuss your own requirements.

Course Details
Level 1 Award in the Principles of Health and Safety within the Workplace (RQF). Half day course with regulated exam.
This course is suitable for:
All employees within the workplace. An ideal introduction to an employees and employers responsibilities under health & safety legislation.
Duration and assessment:
This course is a half-day course and is assessed by a multiple choice exam with a pass mark of 9/15.
For remote training, this is delivered using blended learning; a precourse workbook is completed before the course. A 2-hour Zoom session is followed by the online exam.
Cost:
In-house course at your premises:
From £40.00+ vat per person for a group of 15
In-house training on Zoom with online exam:
From £55.00+vat per person for a group of 15
How is this course delivered?
- In-house at your premises
- In-house course on Zoom with online exam
Accredited by Highfield Qualifications
Course Content
The course content includes:
- an understanding of the main responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace
- identify common hazards and control measures in the workplace including;
- slips & trips, falls from height, manual handling, vehicles, fire safety and electricity
- Outline different types of safety signage

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On-demand Training
All of our courses are available on-demand on Zoom, at a time to suit you. Complete a pre-course workbook, do the course on Zoom, with the exam completed online.
Can’t find a course at a time to suit you? Not got enough people to arrange an in-house course? Book an on-demand course to suit your time zone or shift pattern.
Book the course on Zoom for anytime to suit you – evenings, weekends and overnight available
Gain regulated, accredited qualifications from home, or wherever you are
All courses are accredited by Highfield Qualifications and regulated by Ofqual
Book the exam for anytime from Monday – Friday between 9am – 4.00pm UK time
We CAN TRAIN YOU AT YOUR PREMISES
Based just outside of London, we can travel Nationwide and Internationally, at an affordable cost whenever it suits you. All courses are now available as in-house courses delivered remotely on Zoom with the exam completed online using remote invigilation.
Level 1 Award in Principles of Health & Safety within the Workplace
Training at your premises or remotely on Zoom
The Level 1 Award in the Principles of Health & Safety within the Workplace can be run at your premises, or remotely on Zoom with remote invigilation.
For remote training, a workbook is sent out to each candidate to complete before the course. The course is run on Zoom at a time to suit you, with the exam completed online using a remote invigilation app. Results are available immediately, certifitcates are emailed the same day (subject to delays due to invigilation checks). See our remote training page for details of how the process works.
Please contact us to discuss your own requirements.

You choose the time
In-house training at your premises or remote training on Zoom can be arranged for a time to suit you, including evenings and weekends
You choose the location
We can travel to your premises wherever you are, or arrange a suitable premises at any location that works best for you
14 Years' Experience
Founded in 2006 by David Axtell, we provide engaging, effective, interactive training with real-life examples by qualified trainers with food handling and enforcement experience
Give us a call on 01843 482252 to find out more or to make a booking
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We are happy to tailor any of these qualifications to include your businesses policies.

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Give us a call on 01843 482252 to find out more or to make a booking
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