Health and Safety Training For Managers

What you will Learn

The roles of managers and supervisors in helping to ensure good standards of health and safety at work.

What is required of employers under UK health and safety legislation.

The importance and significance of workplace risk assessments, and how to carry one out to assess and eliminate or control the risks in your workplace.

The importance of the hierarchy of control in health and safety management.

The risks associated with work and how to eliminate or control them, including in relation to: the work environment and DSE, fires and explosions, hazardous substances, work equipment, noise, vibration, working at height, vehicles, electrical systems and equipment, manual handling, PPE, and violence, drugs, and alcohol.

Why it’s essential to report and investigate accidents.

Employers’ duties in relation to employee welfare and wellbeing, staff training, first aid, and emergency procedures.

The importance of developing a positive health and safety culture.

IOSH Managing Safely

Managing safely is a flexible course for managers and supervisors in any sector, in any organisation. The IOSH Managing Safely course provides an excellent foundation for managers and leaders to understand their responsibilities and actions required to impact health and safety in their organisations.

Managing safely won’t turn learners into instant health and safety experts; however, it will provide the knowledge and tools in order to understand and influence the health and safety elements they’re responsible for. Most importantly, it brings home why health and safety must be such an essential part of workplace culture.

The IOSH Managing Safely is delivered under the guidance of our dedicated tutors, either in a classroom or remote virtual setting, helping you learn in a style which is most convenient and suitable to your needs.

Course topics include:
Introducing Managing Safely

Assessing Risks

Controlling Risks

Understanding Responsibilities

Understanding Hazards

Investigating Incidents

Measuring Performance