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IOSH Managing Safely

Managing Safely is a course for managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation. It’s designed to give managers all they need to know to help them handle health and safety in their teams.

The flexible new high impact programme covers all the main health and safety issues, and includes a session tackling the environment too.

It may be tailored to meet the particular needs of organisations and provides successful candidates with a recognised qualification in Health and Safety.

Aims

To equip managers with the knowledge and skills required to manage health and safety in a proactive manner within the workplace.

Objectives

By the end of the training delegates will be able to:

Apply basic management principles and practices to Health and Safety issues; Apply basic management principles and practices to Health and Safety issues;
Set practical Health and Safety objectives and be able to plan and implement means of achieving those objectives; Set practical Health and Safety objectives and be able to plan and implement means of achieving those objectives;
Recognise risks present in the workplace and set appropriate control measures; Recognise risks present in the workplace and set appropriate control measures;
Take account of risks posed by human factors Take account of risks posed by human factors
Ensure that adequate information, instruction, training and supervision is provided within the workplace; Ensure that adequate information, instruction, training and supervision is provided within the workplace;
Investigate all incidents involving injury or damage in order to determine the causes and to take appropriate remedial actions; Investigate all incidents involving injury or damage in order to determine the causes and to take appropriate remedial actions;
Communicate effectively on Health and Safety issues with superiors, employees, and Health and Safety professionals; Communicate effectively on Health and Safety issues with superiors, employees, and Health and Safety professionals;
Understand the main legal requirements of employers and managers and to act to fulfil these obligations. Understand the main legal requirements of employers and managers and to act to fulfil these obligations.

Course Programme
Module 1 Introducing Managing Safely Module 1 Introducing Managing Safely
Module 2  Assessing risks Module 2 Assessing risks
Module 3  Controlling risks Module 3 Controlling risks
Module 4 | Understanding your responsibilities Module 4 Understanding your responsibilities
Module 5 | Identifying hazards Module 5 Identifying hazards
Module 6 | Investigating accidents and incidents Module 6 Investigating accidents and incidents
Module 7 | Measuring performance Module 7 Measuring performance
Module 8 | Protecting our environment Module 8 Protecting our environment

Certification

Delegates who attend the course and successfully complete the written assessments and project will be awarded the IOSH certificate in Managing Safety.

Duration

The course requires 32 hours of tuition time in total and is typically delivered over 4 days. It may also be delivered on single days or evening courses over a longer period.

Venue:

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