IOSH Directing Safely

Aims and objectives

The course aims to provide directors/owners of small to medium enterprises with an understanding of the moral, legal and economic cases for proactive health and safety management and to give guidance on effectively managing risk.
• Understand the importance of strategic health and safety management and its integration into other business management systems
• Identify accident causes and plan for prevention through risk assessment and control strategies
• Know the consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively
• Understand the importance of employee selection and the effect of human factors on health and safety
• Understand the importance of consultation and communication with employees on health and safety issues
• Know the importance of performance monitoring for continual improvement of health and safety management

Course content

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 'Revitalizing Health and Safety' strategy statement.

Intended for

The course is intended for people with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation.

Why choose this course?

IOSH is Europe's leading body for health and safety professionals, the training qualification gained by attending this course demonstrates competency in the management of health and safety by satisfying the examination criteria of the only health and safety professional body to have achieved the Royal Charter.

Costs

£175.00 per delegate. Possible CITB Grant Aid available: £35.00 per delegate.