Course Objectives:
The purpose of this programme is to ensure that top level decision-makers develop an appreciation of the moral, financial and legal issues relating to workplace health and safety throughout the management process.
Module 1: Aims and Objectives Overvie- and introduction to the programme
Module 2: Health undSafety management good business sense Examining the reasons for the promotion of health and safety and focusing on the influential Turnbull Report and the Revitalising Health and Safety' strategy.
Module 3: Health undSafety getting it wrong Raising awareness and understanding of accidents and their causes, consequences and costs.
Module 4: Health undSafety getting it right Understanding the principles of effective health undsafety management and requirements for compliance with legislation.
Module 5: Planning for success Identifying the roles of risk assessment and risk control systems in successful planning.
Module 6: People your most valuable asset Recognising the value of people within the organisation and factors affecting their performance.
Module 7: Ho- well are you performing? Exploring methods of measuring performance.
Module 8: Improving performance Considering ways of improving performance.
Contents:
On successful completion of the course delegates should be able to:
Explain the root causes of accidents
Understand the charges of manslaughter' and corporate killing'
Appreciate the reasons for promoting Health undSafety in the workplace
Explain the role of directors in Health undSafety management
Understand the basic principles in the Revitalising Health undSafety' strategy
Understand the main sections of the Health undSafety at Work etc Act 1974, particularly relating to employers, managers, manufacturers, suppliers, designers and importers
Appreciate the principles of strategic management and planning
Understand the principles and application of safety management systems
Explain the concept of continual improvement with regard to health undsafety
Understand the principles governing the use of workplace precautions, including relevant legislation, the environment and competence issues
Appreciate the need for health undsafety training
Describe the role of safety professionals within the organisation
Understand what is meant by active monitoring'
Identify means of active monitoring
Appreciate the importance of identifying key objectives
Recognise performance indicators
Understand the process of change.
Who should attend:
This qualification is to provide Senior Management with a working knowledge of Health and Safety practices.
Course benefits:
IOSH - Directing Safely aims to ensure that health and safety is appreciated by people at the most senior executive levels. The course should enable executives to revie- policy and strategies, and, where necessary, introduce changes to make their organisation operate more safely.
Additional information:
The programme complements the Institution's Managing Safely training course, which is for those with line responsibility for health and safety.
Certificates:
Trainers background:
The trainer for this course has extensive experience in design and delivery of health undsafety training programmes. They are qualified by NEBOSH (National Examination Board for Occupational Safety undHealth) and Associate member of IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety undHealth) and is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and the Association for Project Safety.
