View Unit : Health and Safety for volunteers

Unit

Unit Reference Number

R/502/4063

Qualification Framework

QCF

Title

Health and Safety for volunteers

Unit Level

Level 2

Unit Sub Level

None

Guided Learning Hours

Unit Credit Value

Date of Withdrawal

SSAs

14.1 Foundations For Learning and Life, 14.2 Preparation for Work

Unit Grading Structure

Pass

Assessment Guidance

N/a

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome - The learner will:		Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1	Understand Health and Safety rights and responsibilities	1.1	Identify key items of Health and Safety legislation
		1.2	State the Health and Safety responsibilities organisations have toward volunteers
		1.3	State the Health and Safety responsibilities of volunteers
		1.4	Describe the insurance arrangements that cover the work of volunteers
2	Understand and meet the Health and Safety requirements of the organisation or project	2.1	Identify key points in the organisation’s Health and Safety policy relevant to own volunteering role
		2.2	Describe how the tasks they have to do can be done safely
		2.3	State how to report a hazard in the workplace
		2.4	Follow instructions during a fire drill
		2.5	Identify the location of: • Fire/emergency alarm • Fire fighting equipment • Fire exits • Assembly points • First aid box • First aid assistance
3	Understand how to prevent and deal with accidents	3.1	Describe common causes of accidents in their type of placement or project
		3.2	State ways such accidents can be prevented
		3.3	State how an accident should be reported and recorded
		3.4	List in order the steps to follow in the event of personal injury
		3.5	Describe when and how to call for emergency assistance
4	Understand how to perform volunteering tasks safely	4.1	Undertake a simple risk assessment for their own activities
4	Understand how to perform volunteering tasks safely	4.2	Organise own work in order to minimise risks to health and safety

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