Level 3 NVQ

Unit 401	Evaluate and develop own practice
Element 401.1	Evaluate own practice
Element 401.2	Identify self-development needs
Unit 402	Promote a positive health and safety culture
Element 402.1	Gain commitment to a positive health and safety culture
Element 402.2	Develop and implement links with appropriate people and groups on health and safety matters
Unit 403	Develop and implement the health and safety policy
Element 403.1	Define the statutory and practical health and safety requirements
Element 403.2	Develop the health and safety policy
Element 403.3	Implement the health and safety policy
Unit 404	Develop and implement effective communications systems for health and safety information
Element 404.1	Develop and implement communications systems for health and safety information in your organisation
Element 404.2	Develop and implement communications systems for health and safety information within your organisation
Element 404.3	Develop and implement communications systems for health and safety information out of your organisation
Unit 405	Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
Element 405.1	Conduct health and safety competence needs analysis
Element 405.2	Specify and ensure health and safety training needs
Unit 406	Identify and evaluate health and safety hazards
Element 406.1	Identify and evaluate health hazards
Element 406.2	Identify health and safety hazards
Unit 407	Assess Health and Safety Risks
Element 407.1	Determine health risks
Element 407.2	Determine safety risks
Unit 408	Determine and implement health and safety risk control measures
Element 408.1	Determine and implement risk control measures
Element 408.2	Develop and implement safe systems of work
Unit 409	Develop and implement active monitoring systems for health and safety
Element 409.1	Develop and implement inspection and monitoring systems for health and safety active performance monitoring
Element 409.2	Keep key stakeholders informed of health and safety active performance monitoring outcomes
Unit 410	Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
Element 410.1	Develop and implement health and safety loss event reporting and recording systems
Element 410.2	Develop and implement health and safety loss event investigation systems and procedures
Element 410.3	Carry out statistical and epidemiological analyses
Element 410.4	Keep stakeholders informed of health and safety reactive performance monitoring outcomes
Unit 411	Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
Element 411.1	Develop and implement health and safety emergency response procedures
Element 411.2	Develop and implement procedures for the control of a health and safety emergency
Unit 412	Develop and implement health and safety review systems
Element 412.1	Ensure that each part of the health and safety management system is working as intended
Element 412.2	Ensure that the health and safety management system as a whole is working as intended
Unit 413	Develop and implement health and safety audit systems
Element 413.1	Prepare to audit the health and safety management system
Element 413.2	Carry out a health and safety audit in accordance with the agreed specification
Element 413.3	Make recommendations based on the results of a health and safety audit

Additional Units (this unit is not necessary for the achievement of this award)

Unit 414	Contribute to health and safety legal actions
Element 414.1	Contribute to the defence of a health and safety criminal action
Element 414.2	Contribute to a health and safety civil action
Unit 415	Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice
Element 415.1	Identify new developments in health and safety
Element 415.2	Influence professional colleagues on health and safety matters
Unit 416	Develop and implement systems and procedures to minimise environmental impact of the organisation
Element 416.1	Identify the hazards and assess the risk of environmental impact
Element 416.2	Determine environmental impact control measures and active and reactive performance monitoring
Element 416.3	Develop, implement and test emergency procedures for environmental impact events
Element 416.4	Keep stakeholders informed of environmental protection measures
Unit 417	Manage the use of financial resources (MSC)
Element 417.1	Make recommendations for expenditure
Element 417.2	Control expenditure against budgets

NB - The cost of this NVQ does not include mentoring sessions. It only includes the underpinning knowledge session and assessment of portfolios for assessor, internal verifier and external verifier. Additional mentoring sessions will be charged at a rate of �30 per hour and must be held at our centre.