IOSH Managing Safely Courses - IOSH Managing Safely Training

Introduction

The IOSH Managing Safely course will provide you with a clear understanding of health, safety and environmental issues in the workplace and their importance.

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites.

Who should attend?

The IOSH Managing Safely training course is suitable for those in a line management or supervisory role. Through completing the course delegates can ensure that, as managers, they meet their responsibilities for Health and Safety in the workplace.

What will you learn?

• Why is it important to manage safely?
• Why investigate accidents and incidents?
• How does human failure contribute to the cause of accidents?
• What is a risk assessment?
• What are the key parts of a health and safety management system?
• What is the impact of industry on the environment?
• You will learn useful skills to take back to the workplace.
• How to recognise common hazards
• Learn how to manage common hazards

Delegates will also receive an IOSH accredited certificate.

Course Outline

Introducing Managing Safely

• Why is it important to manage safely?
• What are your responsibilities as a manager?

Human Factors

• What are human factors?
• How does human failure contribute to the cause of accidents?

Assessing Risk

• What is risk?
• What is a risk assessment?
• How are risk assessments carried out?

Controlling Risk

• How do you reduce risk?
• How do you decide which risk control to use?

Understanding Responsiblities

• What does the law require managers to do?
• How does the law work?
• What are the key parts of a health and safety management system?

Identifying Common Hazards

• What are common hazards?
• What can you do about common hazards?

Investigating Accidents and Incidents

• How do accidents and incidents happen?
• How do you carry out an investigation?
• Why investigate accidents and incidents?

Measuring Performance

• What’s performance measurement about?
• How do you measure health and safety performance?
• What is auditing?

Protecting the Environment

• What is the impact of industry on the environment?
• How can you control pollution and waste?
• What are the main elements of an environmental management system?

Course Assessment

Following the course you will be prepared to take a 45 minute written assessment paper consisting of multi-format questions and practical assessment, leading to the award of the IOSH Certificate in Managing Safely for successful candidates