Qualification Purpose
The OAL Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management provides occupational health and safety understanding, knowledge and skills, at strategic level for professional occupational health and safety individuals already managing or wishing to progress to manage occupational health and safety for their organisation.
As this programme is accredited by IOSH, eligible enrolled students can access IOSH Student Membership for the duration of their studies and/ on successful completion, they will meet the academic requirements for certified membership.
Qualification Objective:
supporting a role in the workplace.
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is designed for learners who are working or plan to work in the occupational health and safety sector at a senior level, members of the senior management team or reporting directly to them, managing occupational health and safety policy, procedure, practice and compliance for their organisation.
Entry requirements:
Learners must have a minimum of the following:
- OAL Level 3 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
- Relevant work experience in the sector at the appropriate level
- It is recommended that learners are IOSH members (all grades qualify)
Centres must also ensure that learners have the potential and opportunity to achieve the qualification successfully, this includes English language requirements.
For learners whose English is not their primary language it is recommended that they should have a minimum of English language B2 in the Common European Framework (CEFR) or equivalent.
It is the centres responsibility to ensure and record this to ensure that learners have a suitable level of English to meet the requirements of this qualification.
This qualification is not approved for use by learners under the age of 19 years and OAL cannot accept any registrations for learners below this age group.
Qualification Structure:
The OAL Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management (QN: 610/4127/0) comprises 52 credits with a total qualification time of 510 hours, including 229 guided learning hours, and all 8 units are mandatory, with learners required to complete all units.
| Unit number | Title | Level | GLH | TQT | Credit |
| L/651/1306 | Develop the health and safety policy | 6 | 26 | 56 | 6 |
| M/651/1307 | Prepare to implement the health and safety policy | 6 | 26 | 56 | 6 |
| R/651/1308 | Manage work-based hazards through control measures | 6 | 26 | 59 | 6 |
| T/651/1309 | Manage emergency response procedures | 6 | 33 | 74 | 6 |
| D/651/1310 | Manage organisational health and safety competence and training | 6 | 40 | 90 | 6 |
| F/651/1311 | Manage proactive health and safety monitoring in the workplace | 6 | 26 | 56 | 6 |
| H/651/1312 | Manage reactive health and safety monitoring in the workplace | 6 | 26 | 59 | 6 |
| J/651/1313 | Review health and safety management systems | 6 | 26 | 60 | 6 |
Grading:
This qualification is not graded; successful leaners will achieve a pass.
