Management of Health and Safety NVQ at Level 5

The Management of Health and Safety NVQ at Level 5 is suitable for those involved at the strategic level and is considered to be a management qualification with health and safety units added.

The Management of Health and Safety NVQ at Level 5 has a total of 11 Units, 8 mandatory units plus 3 units from an optional unit list.

Mandatory Units

Units from the Management Standards:

• B3 (MSC) - Manage the use of financial resources
• B5 (MSC) - Secure financial resources for your organisation's plans

Units from the Health and Safety Standards:

• HSP1 - Develop and review the organisation's health and safety strategy
• HSP13 - Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice
• HSP2 - Promote a positive health and safety culture
• HSP3 - Develop and implement the health and safety policy

Units from the Learning and Development Standards:

• L2 - Identify the learning and development needs of the organisation

Units from the Personnel Standards:

• P11 - Develop a strategy and plan for managing changes in people resourcing

Optional Units

Choose three (3)

Units from the Management Standards:

• A2 (MSC) - Manage activities to meet requirements
• A4 (MSC) - Contribute to improvements at work
• C13 (MSC) - Manage the performance of teams and individuals

Units from the Health and Safety Standards:

• HSP14 - Develop and implement systems and procedures within the workplace to minimise environmental impact of the organisation
• HSP4 - Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information

Units from the Learning and Development Standards:

• G2 - Contribute to the development of learning within the organisation
• L4 - Design learning programmes
• L8 - Manage the contribution of other people to the learning process

Units from the Personnel Standards:

• P13 - Design, deliver and evaluate changes to organisational structure
• P14 - Contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of work procedures