IOSM Level 4 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace
Programme Overview
This qualification is aimed at supervisors and managers with a direct responsibility for health and
safety management. The qualification is intended for learners already working in the capacity of
supervisor or manager and those who are preparing to start work at this level.
The objective of the qualification is to support the learners’ role in the workplace.
Learners gaining this qualification will know that supervisors and managers have legal and moral
obligations to ensure health and safety within a business and that this includes obligations to
employees, contractors, visitors and suppliers. Its subject areas are regarded by the Health and
Safety Executive as being important to developing safe working procedures in the workplace.
Progression
Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners may wish to continue their development via the completion of any of the following signposted qualifications/training:
*Level 4/5 Occupational Health and Safety qualifications
Entry Requirement
In order to register on to this qualification, learners are required to meet the following entry
requirements:
*16 years of age or above
*It is recommended that learners already possess a Level 3 Health and Safety qualification.
*It is advised that learners have a minimum of Level 2 in literacy or equivalent.
It is strongly recommended that Centres employ a robust initial assessment process to ensure
learners taking this course are capable of completing the assessment in a standard of written English
appropriate to written management-style reports.
