IOSH Managing Safely

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Apply basic management principles and practices to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy.
• Set practicable safety and health objectives and plan and implement courses of action to
  achieve them.
• Recognize safety and health hazards present in the workplace and the types of control
  measures needed to manage them.
• Take account of risks from work activities arising from human factors
• Ensure that adequate information, training and supervision is provided for employees in the
  organization
• Investigate incidents involving injury or damage in order to determine the causes and take appropriate remedial action
• Communicate effectively on safety and health issues with superiors, the workers they are
  responsible for and safety and health professionals


The overall aim of the course is to equip managers and supervisors with the knowledge and
confidence to effectively discharge their health and safety responsibilities.

• Have a basic knowledge of health and safety legislation and understand the main legal
  responsibilities of employers and managers and act to fulfill them.

Introduction

• Accidents
• accident costs
• accident reporting
• accident investigation
• case study
• report writing
• Understanding your responsibilities
• Personnel safety
• Equipment safety
• Hazardous areas
• Safety requirements at special locations

Law

• common law
• statute law
• enforcement
• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

Risk Assessment

• Identifying hazards
• assessing risks
• Controlling risks
• Introduction to Quantified Risk Assessment ‘QRA’

Common Hazards

• fire
• electricity
• work equipment
• slips, trips, falls
• vehicles
• housekeeping
• manual handling
• display screen equipment
• noise
• chemicals/substances

Measuring performance
Pro-active measures

• Inspections/Audits
• Information/Communication
• HSE Management Systems

Reactive control measures

• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Advanced Incident Analysis Techniques Protecting our environment

This course is suited for Supervisors and managers who are required to manage efficiently and effectively in compliance with both their organization’s safety policy and safety and health
legislation.

• Classroom lectures

Assessment will be carried out by authorized IOSH tutor. Achievement of the objectives of the course will be assessed in two ways:

• A written paper in the form of multiple choice/short question paper on the last day of the
  course.
• A practical risk assessment carried out in the candidate’s workplace.

50% or more must be achieved for both written and practical assessments. Successful completion will entitle the candidate to receive a Managing Safely certificate and qualification issued and accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health.

Certification from Institution of Occupational of Safety and Health, IOSH.