IOSH Managing Safely Certificate

IOSH Managing Safely

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply basic management principles & practices to health and safety issues.
• To set achievable health and safety objectives, to plan and implement courses of action to achieve those objectives
• Recognise hazards that are present in the workplace and be able to set appropriate control measures.
• Take into account risks posed by human factors or those arising from ergonomic factors.
• Carry out and record basic assessments of the risks associated with workplace hazards and recommend suitable control measures.
• Ensure that adequate information, training and supervision are provided for employees.
• Investigate an accident or incident involving injury or damage to determine the causes and take appropriate actions.
• Communicate effectively on health and safety issues to other supervisors, work people and health and safety professionals.
• Understand main legal responsibilities of employers’ managers and act to fulfil them.
• Introducing managing safely
• Assessing and controlling risks
• Understanding your responsibilities
• Identifying common hazards such as:
  • Fire
  • Electricity
  • Work equipment hazards
  • PUWER
  • Movement of people
  • Sources of vehicle hazards
  • Housekeeping
  • Manual handling
  • Harms from DSE
  • Noise
  • Chemicals and substances
• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Measuring performance
• Protecting our environment

Certification and Qualification

On successful completion of a short answer test and a practical assessment in the workplace the delegate will receive an IOSH accredited certificate. Course notes and manuals provided.