Level 3 Award in Managing Safely

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The aim of the course is to give managers sufficient knowledge and tools to tackle health and safety issues within their working environment, for which they have the ultimate managerial responsibility. It brings home the just why health and safety is such an essential part of their job. Managing Safely gets people thinking about practical side of health and safety and how when used correctly can improve the working environment for the people that they are managing.

On successful completion delegates will be able to: Define hazards & risks Describe the legal requirements for risk assessments Describe methods of basic trend & epidemiological analysis Describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting Describe work place precaution hierarchies Distinguish specific hazards Outline the main provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Successful candidates will be awarded an IOSH certificate in Managing Safely, which is valid for three years.