Courses

The ‘Managing Safely’ course is for those required to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their organization’s policy and best practice in health and safety.

Course Objective

To provide delegates with the skills and knowledge to perform their duties to the standards prescribed by City & Guilds and in-line with the Confined Space Regulations 1997, therefore safeguard themselves and others.

Course Objective

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

• Define hazards & risks
• Describe the legal requirements for risk assessments
• Describe methods of basic trend & epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring
• Describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting
• Describe work place precaution hierarchies
• Distinguish specific hazards both generally and from an organisational perspective
• Outline the main provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Course Content

The IOSH course will cover:

• Module 1 – Introducing Managing Safely
• Module 2 – Assessing risks
• Module 3 – Controlling risks
• Module 4 – Understanding your responsibilities
• Module 5 – Identifying hazards
• Module 6 – Investigating accidents and incidents
• Module 7 – Measuring performance
• Module 8 – Protecting our environment

Assessment

At the end of the course delegates will undertake:

• Written assessment paper, taken on the final training day
• Practical assessment at end of course

An IOSH ‘Managing safely’ certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete both the written and practical assessments.