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What is IOSH Managing Safely?®️
Across the accredited 3-day course, IOSH Managing Safely®️ delivers the knowledge needed for those in positions of responsibility to identify, evaluate and control workplace risks. This includes assessing the effectiveness and performance of the health and safety systems already in place across your organisation.
The IOSH Managing Safely®️ course was developed by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This globally chartered body provides internationally recognised qualifications that promote high health and safety standards in the workplace, allowing employers to provide leading health and safety training to their staff.
Providing your employees with the sought-after accreditation of IOSH Managing Safely®️ supports their continued professional development, while also fulfilling your obligation as an employer to provide effective training.
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IOSH Managing Safely® includes 7 units of study:
Module 1: Introducing managing safely
Why is it important to manage safely?
What is your role in influencing managing safely?
Module 2: Assessing risks
What is a risk?
What is a risk assessment?
How are risk assessments carried out?
Module 3: Controlling risks
How do you reduce risk?
How do you decide which risk control to use?
Module 4: Understanding responsibilities
What does the law require you to do?
How does the law work?
What are the key parts of a health and safety management system?
Module 5: Understanding hazards
What are common hazards?
What can you do about common hazards?
Module 6: Investigating incidents
Why investigate incidents?
How do incidents happen?
How do you carry out an incident investigation?
Module 7: Measuring Performance
What is performance measurement about
How do you measure health and safety performance?
What is auditing?
Training Course Content
The duration of the IOSH Managing Safely®️ course depends on the study method:
When studied through classroom, virtual classroom or in-house learning, the course is 3 days.
When studied through E-learning, we recommend spending between 20 and 25 hours on the course.
Our classroom course timings are 09:00-17:00 Monday - Friday.
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After completing this course, candidates will have a firm grasp of the following areas:
Understand the importance of managing health and safety in the workplace
Define the key terms relating to health and safety
Understand how to assess, reduce, identify, and control risks in the workplace
Measure health and safety within your own workplace
Apply best practice principles to your organisation’s health and safety systems
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