IOSH Managing Safely            4 Day Course

IOSH Managing Safely Courses

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.

Who Should Attend

Managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation who are required to manage risk and resources within their organisation.

Course Duration

4 days

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

What do IOSH Managing Safely Courses Involve?

The programme has eight comprehensive modules which cover risk assessment and control, Health and Safety Legislation, common hazards, accident and incident investigation, performance measurement and environmental protection; effectively covering all aspects of safety management in the workplace.

To obtain the IOSH Managing Safely certificate, attendees will need to complete a four day course. The course is delivered using high quality animated graphics, and includes sophisticated, fun presentations to make the content of the course more memorable. With training tools including board games, DVDs and quizzes displaying clear scenarios and essential in-practice content, we have worked to ensure that taking IOSH Managing Safely courses is as enjoyable as possible.

Attendees will officially attain their IOSH Managing Safely certificate upon successful completion of both the written and practical assessments of the course.

 

Certification

An IOSH ‘Managing safely’ certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete both the written and practical assessments. Candidates will also receive an excellent workbook from IOSH with all the tools to help them once they are back in the workplace.

Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 45-minute written assessment paper consisting of 20 multi-format questions and a practical assessment.

Please download our Course syllabus - IOSH_Course_syllabus.pdf