ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma In Occupational Health and Safety Practice
This is the ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, an advanced competence-based qualification for experienced health and safety professionals. The course is designed for those who are responsible for developing and applying health and safety procedures day-to-day within their organisation. Its purpose is to equip learners with the strategic skills to manage workplace risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster safer environments across industries like construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. . This qualification is Ofqual-regulated, confirming it meets rigorous government standards for quality and consistency in vocational education.
The benefits of achieving this regulated diploma are substantial for both individuals and employers. Learners gain a nationally recognised credential that demonstrates advanced competence to employers across all sectors requiring professional health and safety leadership. The qualification is entirely portfolio-based with no formal examinations, making it ideal for those who prefer to demonstrate competence through workplace evidence rather than timed tests.
Throughout the programme, participants will complete ten mandatory units covering all aspects of strategic health and safety management with comprehensive practical application. The course covers developing and implementing health and safety policy, defining statutory requirements, and ensuring organisational compliance with all relevant legislation and standards. Learners will master effective communication systems, assess organisational competence needs, and implement training programmes to meet identified requirements across the workforce.
Course Overview
Awarding Body
ProQual
GLH
532
Study Mood
Online
Assessment
Assignments Based
Course Study Units
- Promote a positive health and safety culture
- Develop and implement the health and safety policy
- Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
- Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
- Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
- Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
- Develop and implement health and safety review systems
- Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health
and safety practice
Entry Requirements
Who Can Enroll
This qualification is designed for experienced professionals seeking strategic leadership roles in health and safety.
- Experienced health and safety officers
- Safety managers and advisors
- Supervisors seeking career progression
- Professionals in high-risk industries
- Aspiring health and safety consultants
- Compliance managers and coordinators
Course Learning Outcomes
Promote a health and safety culture
- Be able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organisation.
- Be able to develop links with appropriate people and groups on Health and Safety matters.
- Understand the importance of promoting a positive health and safety culture within the organisation.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement the health and safety policy
- Be able to define the statutory and workplace health and safety requirements for the organisation.
- Be able to develop the Health and Safety Policy.
- Be able to implement the Health and Safety Policy.
- Know the steps required to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
- Be able to evaluate health and safety information.
- Be able to produce communication systems for health and safety information into the organisation.
- Be able to control the effectiveness of the communication systems for health and safety information going out of the organisation.
- Know how to develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
- Be able to assess the health and safety competence needs of the organisation.
- Be able to implement health and safety training to meet identified needs.
- Know how to develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
- Be able to conduct an inspection of the workplace
- Be able to assess risks to health and safety.
- Be able to implement risk control measures and safe systems of work in the organisation.
- Know how to identify, assess and control health and safety risks
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Be able to devise inspection and monitoring systems for health and safety proactive performance monitoring.
- Be able to keep stakeholders informed of health and safety proactive performance monitoring outcomes.
- Understand how to develop and implement proactive monitoring system
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Be able to develop a health and safety loss event reporting and recording system.
- Be able to implement health and safety loss event investigation systems and procedures.
- Be able to conduct statistical and epidemiological analyses.
- Be able to maintain communication with stakeholders of health and safety reactive performance monitoring outcomes.
- Understand how to develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
- Be able to develop health and safety emergency response procedures.
- Be able to implement procedures for the control of a health and safety emergency.
- Understand how to develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Develop and implement health and safety review systems
- Be able to investigate the efficiency and cost effectiveness of health and safety management systems.
- Be able to confirm that each part of the health and safety management system is working as intended.
- Be able to confirm that the entire health and safety system is working as intended.
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health and safety practice
- Be able to identify new developments in health and safety.
- Be able to influence colleagues on health and safety matters
- Know how to maintain knowledge of improvements in health and safety practice
- Be able to maintain and record their professional development
