IOSH Directing Safely
Introduction
Senior executives must be aware that the responsibility for health and safety rests ultimately with them, and not with those who have been appointed to deal with it on a daily basis.
The course aims to ensure that people at the most senior levels appreciate health and safety. The course reflects the principles embodied in:
- The Health and Safety Executive's guidance. 'Successful Health and Safety Management' (HSG65)
- The Turnbull report ('Internal controls: Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code')
- The DETR/HEC's 'Revitalising Health and safety' strategy statement
Who is this course for?
Senior managers with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management in a small to medium sized organisation (fewer than 250 staff).
Programme Outline
- Understand the importance of strategic health and safety management and its interaction with other business systems
- Understand directors' and employers' statutory duties
- Identify accident causes and plan for prevention through hazard identification, risk assessment and control strategies
- Appreciate the consequencies of failing to manage health and safety effectively
- Understand the importance of consultation and communication with employees on health and safety issues
- Appreciate the significance of performance monitoring for continual improvement of health and safety management
Course Duration and Examination
1 day, including multiple choice examination
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