1. Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice
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Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice

2. Occupational Health & Safety Practice
Introduction
City and Guilds
LEVEL 5 NVQ Diploma in
Occupational Health & Safety Practice
Communication
Health and Safety Culture
Emergency Response
Accident and Incident Investigations
Risk Assessment & Control
Personal continuous professional development
Proactive Monitoring
Competency and Training
Developing Polices
Review

3. What is a Vocational Qualification
Competency Based Evidence
Reflective Report
5 professional/senior manager
4 managerial/specialist
3 complex/skilled and/or supervisory
2 a broad range of skills and responsibilities
1 foundation and basic work activities

4. Delivery Style Based on individual mentored learning
Tailored to your learning style and pace
One to one mentoring
Verified competence based evidence

5. Standards Structure Unit 501 Sub Unit 501 .1
be able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organisation.
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
1.1 provide sufficient and clear information to people in the organisation about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture
Standards Structure

6. Sub Unit 501.1 Sub Unit 501.2 Sub Unit 501.3
Level 5 NVQ Diploma
Unit Title (all ten Units are mandatory)
501
601
Develop and implement the health and safety policy
401
Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
502
Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
503
Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
504
Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
505
Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
506
Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
507
Develop and implement health and safety review systems
508
Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health and safety practice
Promote a Positive health and safety culture
be able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organisation
Sub Unit 501.1
be able to develop links with appropriate people and groups on Health and Safety matters
Sub Unit 501.2
understand the importance of promoting a positive health and safety culture within the organisation
Sub Unit 501.3
1.1 provide sufficient and clear information to people in the organisation about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture
1.2 obtain the support of those in the organisation who can promote a positive health and safety culture; tailoring own approach to meet the needs of directors, managers & employee representatives
1.3 use opportunities to communicate information about a positive health and safety culture
1.4 create new opportunities to communicate information about a positive health and safety culture
1.5 investigate ways to overcome barriers to change.

7. Where do I start? Upload Basic Information on to learning assistant
You will then be assigned an assessor
Review
the Standards to identify the evidence and knowledge you already have
Research
the areas you at unfamiliar with and apply the knowledge to your workplace to produce evidence
Write
a reflective report referencing work based evidence and demonstrating your underpinning knowledge
Where do I start?
Break?

8. What is Evidence? Work based Evidence Reflective Reports
Your work, Your thoughts, Your application
Work based Evidence
Audits, Management Reports, Presentations, Communications, Witness Statements
Reflective Reports
Evidence of explaining how you developed the evidence, explaining your knowledge the subject, and answering the question posed
What is not Evidence
Work by Others e.g. Company Reports, HSE documents, copying Paragraph’s from other sources

9. What do the assessors look for?
Evidence that is
Valid – relate to the requirements of the standard ‘
Authentic – candidates own work
Current – recent enough to show candidate still possesses these skills (usually within 2 years).
Sufficient – when the quality and quantity of evidence is sufficient to satisfy the assessor that competence has been achieved

10. Reflective Management Report Should contain:
An outline of how and why you produced the evidence, and an explanation of the underpinning academic concepts in order to demonstrate your application of the knowledge and understanding requirements
Statement to verify it is your own work
References to the sources of Evidence and information AC
How I meet this Assessment Criteria
1.1
Describe how you have provided information to people in your organization about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture.
Possible evidence – presentations, input to in-house conferences, witness testimony from someone you have provided this information to.
In my role as a Health and Safety Advisor I provide information to a range groups including Managers, Directors, contractors and employees. An example of this is the annual health and safety report ( evidence 1). Firstly I gather the accident data . . .

11. Assessment Process Assessment Process Yes Yes No No
Guided Support with Assessor
Guided Support with Assessor
Produce evidence and reflective report for each unit to cover all Assessment Criteria
Produce evidence and reflective report for each unit to cover all Assessment Criteria
Candidate submits evidence & report on Learning Assistant
Candidate submits evidence & report on Learning Assistant
Assessor reviews the evidence to the Assessment Criteria
Assessor reviews the evidence to the Assessment Criteria
Does the evidence meet the unit requirements?
Does the evidence meet the unit requirements?
Yes
Yes No No
Candidate is given feedback
Candidate is given feedback
Assessor completes progression on learning assistant
Assessor completes progression on learning assistant
Verifier samples candidates’ work
Verifier samples candidates’ work

12. Please click the link below to find out more about
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13. Appeals procedure Step one – please raise issue with your assessor
Step two - candidate submits written appeal to the internal verifier for investigation.
Step three - if issue unresolved it can be escalated to City and Guilds.

14. Equality and Diversity
CRS fully supports the principles of equal opportunities and opposes all unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, colour, racial origin, nationality, disability, age, creed, sexual orientation, marital status and social background.
What we require from you:
Treat other fellow learners and assesors with respect
Inform us (confidentially) of any additional or special needs
Use the communication or appeals procedure if the need arises