Courses - Health And Safety
1. Four Day IOSH Managing Safely
An assessed course by the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health - The approach of this course makes it appropriate to all kinds of organisations.
Programme outline
This course will cover the application of recognised management principles in health and safety and will help the delegate to tackle the issues in their own workplace. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) have recognised this course as qualifying for their highly regarded Managing Safely Certificate. This level of accreditation is widely recognised as a transferable level of attainment in health & safety. The approach of this course makes it appropriate to all kinds of organisations. The course can be delivered in house and where necessary bespoke to your organisation.
Course content
The course applies to sound management principles to safety and health and is part of a total management strategy. It is structured in 8 modules, each requiring several hours of directed study spread over 4 days.
Structure
- The law on health & safety at work
- The costs of accidents
- Safety management models and risk management
- The nature of commonly encountered hazards
- Human factors affecting safety performance
- Accident causation and investigation
- Recognition and control of workplace hazards
- Effective communications
- The environment
- Specialised hazards
Assessment & examination
- A short written/objective multiple-choice paper
- A workplace based written assignment
2. Accident Investigation Workshop
Programme outline
Thorough accident/incident investigation is vital not to mention a legal issue, to help prevent incidents from occurring again and to demonstrate to enforcement authorities and others that appropriate remedial action is or has been taken. This training workshop will enable delegates to identify the root causes of accidents and make quality recommendations aimed at preventing a recurrence. It also explores interviewing techniques and reporting requirements.
Programme content
- Legal requirements for accident/incident investigation and control
- Skills and attributes of the investigation team
- Accident reporting requirements and procedures
- Accident causation theory, identifying root causes of accidents
- Interviewing role-play, taking statements from witnesses
- Collecting and analysing information
- Recommending and implementing preventative measures
- Disclosure of information
- Securing remedial action
- Monitoring and review
No formal assessment with this course, just plenty of interaction.
