IOSH Magaging Safely

Aims

To ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers, and to enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to ensure safety in the workplace.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:

• explain ‘working safely’
• explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65, BS 8800, and OHSAS 18001
• identify the data and techniques required to produce an adequate record of an incident and demonstrate the procedure for an accident investigation, recognising the human factors involved
• describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting
• describe methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring data
• define ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’, and describe the legal requirements for risk assessment
• demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk assessment technique and the data required for records
• describe workplace precaution hierarchies
• prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records
• outline the main provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• outline relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and information sources such as the Health and Safety Executive.

Programme

Module 1 – Introduction and Overview
Module 2 – Risk Assessment
Module 3 – Risk Control
Module 4 – Health and Safety Legislation
Module 5 – Common Hazards
Module 6 – Investigating Accidents and Incidents
Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Module 8 – Environmental Protection