Managing Safety
Course Objectives
This is a comprehensive one day introduction on effectively managing health and safety in the workplace. For managers and supervisors, health and safety needs to be managed as much as any other organisational discipline. Many organisations do not have the benefit of a professional health and safety advisor and must rely on line managers and supervisors to fill that role.
Contents
- Why health & safety is important
- Legislation overview
- Responsibilities of directors and managers
- What can go wrong
- The health & safety policy
- Organisation, arrangements and planning
- Involving the workforce
- Measuring health & safety performance
- Monitoring and review
- Workplace hazards and risk management
Who should attend
Managers and supervisors throughout public and private sector organisations.
Course benefits
- Gain a clear understanding of the key legal requirements
- Be clear on your duties and responsibilities in health and safety management
- Know how to monitor your organisations health and safety performance
- Build up your own health and safety arrangements
Additional information
This foundation course provides a framework for the effective management of health and safety in any organisation, covering all the necessary up to date legislation and providing advice and practical guidance and recommendations on managing workplace hazards and risks.
Certificates
All delegates who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate of attendance.
Trainers background
The trainer for this course has extensive experience in design and delivery of health & safety training programmes. They are qualified by NEBOSH (National Examination Board for Occupational Safety & Health) and Associate member of IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) and is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and the Association for Project Safety.
