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IOSH Managing Safely

if you have 5 or more delegates and would like an onsite course please contact us for a quote

Open Course Dates  at Kettering Centre

11th ,12th, 13th Oct, 2021

22nd 23rd 24th Nov 2021

13th,14th 15th Dec 2021

Dates for remote delivery On request

COST  £495

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Who is IOSH Managing Safely for?

Managing Safely is designed for managers and supervisors in any sector,
and any organisation worldwide. They won’t suddenly become safety experts
– but they’ll get up-to-speed on the practical actions they need to take, and
gain the knowledge and tools to tackle the safety and health issues they’re
responsible for. Importantly, Managing Safely makes a powerful case for safety
and health being an integral part of day-to-day management and business.

Overview

IOSH Managing Safely is a basic risk management certificate in health and safety. It enables those who manage a team to meet their responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.

The course is split into 2 units – 1 taught module and a work-based assignment which will demonstrate the application of the knowledge learners have gained over the course of the previous

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand your responsibilities for safety in the workplace.
  • Recognise common workplace hazards and implement appropriate control measures.
  • Estimate, evaluate and reduce risk by applying a hierarchy of risk control.
  • Undertake structured risk assessments and accident investigations.
  • Understand the requirements of HSE legislation.
  • Recognise different ways to measure and improve health and safety performance.

Full course syllabus

1. Introducing Managing Safely

  • Understanding what is meant by “health and safety”
  • The moral, legal and financial reasons to manage health and safety
  • Managers responsibilities and accountability

2. Investigating Accidents and Incidents

  • The difference between accidents and a near miss
  • Accident ratios/accident triangles
  • Accident causation theories
  • The reasons for investigating an accident
  • Responding to an accident
  • The investigation process
  • RIDDOR – reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

3. Human factors

  • Organisation factors including safety culture and managers
  • Job factors
  • Individual factors; attitude, personality, abilities, training and development, motivation and perception of risk
  • Human failure
  • Violations
  • Errors

4. Assessing Risk

  • Sensible risk management
  • The risk assessment process
  • Specific cases for risk assessment

5. Controlling Risk

  • The legal framework for Risk Management
  • Hierarchies of control
  • Required levels of control
  • Safety Systems of Work (SSW) and Permits to Work (PTW)
  • Emergency arrangements

6. Understanding Managers Responsibilities

  • Health and safety law; civil, criminal and levels of legal duties
  • Enforcement of health and safety
  • Health and safety management systems; plan, do, check, act

7. Common hazards

  • Access and Egress
  • Aggression, bullying and violence
  • Asbestos
  • Chemical and substances
  • Confined spaces
  • DSE
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Electricity
  • Fire
  • Housekeeping
  • Lighting
  • Manual handling
  • Noise
  • Radiation
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Stress
  • Vibration
  • Welfare facilities
  • Work equipment and machinery
  • Workplace transport
  • Workplace temperature
  • Work at height

8. Measuring performance

  • Active and reactive monitoring systems
  • Health and safety auditing

Course Assessment

There is a 45-minute written assessment, consisting of 30 questions in a variety of formats, and a standard project which comprises of a workplace risk assessment. The project must be completed within two weeks of the end of the course.

IOSH Managing Safely course: further information