Managing Safely IOSH Course

Description

The Managing Safely IOSH course is a basic qualification in safety and health for managers and supervisors in all organisations.The aim of the course is to “ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers and enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make their workplace safer”.

Successful delegates will receive a ‘Managing Safely’ certificate issued by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

Duration

The course lasts approximately 4 days. The Managing Safely IOSH certificates are issued by the examining body IOSH approximately 12 weeks after the last day of the course ending, including exams.

Course Content

Upon successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:

- Apply basic management principles and practices to safety and health issues as part of a total management strategy.

- Explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65, BS 8800, and OHSAS 18001
- Set achievable safety and health objectives and plan and implement courses of action to achieve those objectives.
- Recognise safety and health hazards present in the workplace, and explain 'working safely'
- Define ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’, and describe the legal requirements for risk assessment.

- Carry out and record basic assessments of the risks associated with workplace hazards, and recommend suitable control measures.
- Ensure that adequate information, training and supervision are provided for employees.
- Investigate an accident or incident involving injury or damage to determine the causes and take appropriate actions.

Certification

An IOSH ‘Managing safely’ certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete both the written and practical assessments. Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 45-minute written assessment paper consisting of 20 multi-format questions and a practical assessment in the workplace.

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