Occupational Health and Safety - Qualifications for Regulators

Qualification Structure for Level 5 S/NVQ in Health and Safety Regulation

Total Nine Units

8 Mandatory Units

• Evaluate and develop own practice
• Identify the plans and priorities of the regulatory authority for work related health and safety, and contribute to them effectively
• Inspect duty holders, worksites and activities
• Investigate accidents, incidents, ill-health reports and complaints
• Plan and gather evidence
• Draft and serve notices and similar documents
• Influence duty holders and others
• Promote health and safety through regulatory and promotional activity

Plus 1 from

• Enforce statutory provisions and brief a prosecutor
• Enforce statutory provisions and present guilty pleas in Magistrates’ Courts