IOSH Managing Safely Course

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Introduction

This course is for those in an organisation who have to manage risk and resources and to give them the knowledge and skills they require to address risks and hazards In the workplace.

Course 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 make the department work more safely. Delegates will gain a better and more practical understanding of the Health and Safety legislation under pinning the day-to-day management of work related tasks.

Course Content

• Module 1: Managing Safely
• Module 2: Reactive Monitoring
• Module 3: Risk Assessment and risk control
• Module 4: Health and Safety legislation
• Module 5: Common Hazards
• Module 6: Active Monitoring
• Module 7: Safety Management systems
• Module 8: Hazards – client specific

Course Objectives

• Explain "working safely".
• Explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65 or BS 8800 and appreciate the role of risk assessment within the system.
• 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 hazards and risks and describe the legal requirements for risk assessments.
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk assessment technique and the data required for records.

Duration Of Course

Four day interactive training with a practical project to be completed within 2 weeks of completion of the course. There is also a final multi-choice examination with two mock assessments on days 2 and 3.

More Information

Please contact: Pauline Fraser - Training Coordinator 0116 278 4592