IOSH Managing Safely

Course objective

The aim of the course is to ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers. It will enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make their workplace safer.

Course content

• Successful health and safety management
• Reactive monitoring and risk assessment
• Risk assessment and control
• Health and safety legislatio.
• Common hazards to include:
- Fire
- Electricity
- Work equipment hazards
- PUWER
- Movement of people
- Sources of vehicle hazards
- Housekeeping
- Manual handling
- Harms from DSE
- Noise
- Chemicals and substances
• Active monitoring
• Safety management systems

Key learning objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
• Work more safely to minimise risks to themselves and others
• Review safety management arrangements in place and gauge their effectiveness
• Understand and appreciate the safety and legal implications of management actions relating to Health and Safety
• Play a key role in the development of safety management systems and a safer working culture for your organisation

Who should attend

This programme is designed for anyone with responsibility for Health & Safety Management and associated legislation. The training methods involve a high proportion of case studies and discussions, supplemented with practical work and classroom based tutorials.

PPE Required: No
Training Delivery: At our training centre or on-site