What you'll learn
IOSH Managing Safely is a globally recognized, three-day training course designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders in any sector. It provides practical tools to identify, assess, and control workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
Key Aspects:
- Focus: It is a hands-on, jargon-free program aimed at non-experts, focusing on "what" needs to be done rather than deep technical theory.
- Modules: Covers seven core areas: Introducing Managing Safely, Assessing Risks, Controlling Risks, Understanding Responsibilities, Understanding Hazards, Investigating Incidents, and Measuring Performance.
- Assessment: Participants must pass a multiple-choice exam and a work-based risk assessment project to receive certification.
- Benefits: Helps reduce accidents, improves safety culture, ensures legal compliance, and increases productivity.
The course is available in classroom, virtual, and e-learning
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Course Syllabus
Syllabus Outline (7 Key Modules)
- Module 1: Introducing Managing Safely: The importance of safety, manager accountability, and the moral, legal, and financial reasons for managing safety.
- Module 2: Assessing Risks: Defining hazards and risks, the risk assessment process, and risk rating systems.
- Module 3: Controlling Risks: Applying the hierarchy of risk control to reduce risk, choosing best techniques, and defining "reasonably practicable".
- Module 4: Understanding Responsibilities: The legal framework (civil vs. criminal law), health and safety management systems, and leadership roles.
- Module 5: Understanding Hazards: Identifying common workplace hazards (e.g., electricity, fire, machinery, noise, manual handling, stress).
- Module 6: Investigating Incidents: Reasons to investigate, the difference between accidents and near-misses, and the investigation process (immediate, underlying, and root causes).
- Module 7: Measuring Performance: Proactive and reactive monitoring, performance indicators, and auditing.