Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
Course overview
The Diploma covers all aspects of occupational health and safety law and practice, and places emphasis on ill-health prevention. It also focuses on embedding health and safety into an organisation's culture and highlights the key role of communication in winning workforce 'hearts and minds' and securing senior management commitment.
Benefits
- A nationally-recognised qualification
- A completely updated syllabus, based on national occupational standards
- Meets the academic requirements for membership of IOSH at GradIOSH level and full membership of IIRSM
- Entitles holders to use the designatory letters DipOSH
- Equips candidates with the requisite knowledge and understanding to give effective health and safety advice
- Provides employers with qualified personnel who can help to manage risk, reduce accidents and downtime, and increase productivity and morale
Our approach
Based on dynamic, interactive learning, our courses aim to make the learning experience more enjoyable, motivating and memorable. The training sets out to develop sound and practical knowledge and understanding for day-to-day application in the workplace and prepares each participant for the Level 6 qualification assessment.
Course coverage
Learning outcomes are grouped into three units
- Unit 1 - Practical Health and Safety Management
- Element A Fundamentals of Health and Safety Management
- Element B Applied Health and Safety Management
- Unit 2: Safeguarding People's Health in the Workplace
- Element A Occupational Health
- Element B Risks to Health at Work
- Unit 3: Health and Safety Culture and Business
- Element A Developing a Positive Health and Safety Culture
- Element B Developing a Business Case for Health and Safety
There are 3 study routes with varying entry criteria according to your current experience and qualifications.
- Route 1
- 5 week course
- Entry requirment - An alternative appropriate qualification in a related sector, for example a degree in environmental health or appropriate experience in a health and safety role and previous attainment equivalent to Level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (GCSE Grade A* - C or an O level or a vocational qualification)
- Route 2
- 4 week course
- Entry requirement - Level 3 qualification in health and safety, e.g. a BSC Awards Certificate in Safety Management or a National Examination Board in Occupational and Health (NEBOSH) Certificate awarded within the last five years.
- Route 3
- 3 week course
- Entry requirement - BSC Awards Diploma in Safety Management or equivalent, within the last five years.
