IOSH Managing Safely

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Overview

IOSH Managing Safely is designed for managers and supervisors in any sector and organisation worldwide. It focuses on the practical actions needed to manage safety and health within teams.

The course provides essential knowledge of health-and-safety responsibilities and helps managers and supervisors perform their roles effectively.

Course Objectives

On completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Identify management responsibilities for safety and health
Explain why workplace accidents and occupational ill health must be prevented
Define hazard, risk, and risk assessment
Identify effective techniques for controlling key risks
Explain legal requirements and how the legal system works
Describe a safety-and-health management system
Investigate accidents and incidents
Develop indicators for monitoring performance
Carry out a risk assessment
Outline requirements for controlling waste and pollution

Target Audience

Managers, supervisors, and people responsible for teams or groups of employees who require a basic knowledge of health and safety.

Key Benefits

Support productivity by reducing time lost to sickness and accidents
Improve organisation-wide safety awareness and culture
Encourage active staff involvement in workplace improvement
Understand personal safety-and-health responsibilities
Develop incident-investigation skills
Assess and control risks and measure personal performance

Assessment

Written assessment and practical risk assessment.

Course Details

Course Duration
22 Hours
Language
English
Certificate
IOSH, UK - as Stated in Source
Assessment
Written and Practical

Certification

The source brochure states certification by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), UK.

The IOSH Managing Safely syllabus is delivered through seven modules:

Module 1: Introducing Managing Safely

Management accountability for teams
The business and human case for managing safely

Module 2: Assessing Risks

Definitions of risk and risk assessment
Using a simple risk-scoring system
Completing practical risk-assessment exercises

Module 3: Controlling Risks

Reducing risks using effective control techniques
Selecting the right risk-control method

Module 4: Understanding Responsibilities

Legal requirements and how the legal system works
Applying relevant guidance where strict legal requirements are not available
Introduction to a safety-and-health management system

Module 5: Identifying Hazards

Aggression, violence, asbestos, bullying, chemicals, and computer workstations
Confined spaces, drugs and alcohol, electricity, fire, access and egress, and work at height
Housekeeping, lighting, manual handling, noise, plant and machinery, and radiation
Slips, trips, stress, temperature, vehicles, transport, and vibration

Module 6: Investigating Accidents and Incidents

Reasons for investigating incidents
Understanding why things go wrong
Conducting an incident investigation

Module 7: Measuring Performance

Using performance checks to improve safety and health
Developing basic performance indicators
Auditing and proactive or reactive performance measurement

Course Materials and Activities

Interactive course presentation and animated graphics
Games and quizzes to support participation
Delegate workbook for notes, questions and answers, and illustrated exercises
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