IOSH Managing Safely

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Description

Course Contents

The IOSH Managing Safely course covers seven comprehensive modules designed to equip managers with the knowledge and tools to effectively handle workplace health and safety. It starts with introducing the key reasons for managing safety and emphasizing managerial responsibilities. The course then delves into assessing risks, explaining the risk assessment process, and the benefits of carrying it out. It covers controlling risks by teaching practical methods to evaluate and implement risk controls. Understanding legal responsibilities and the implications of non-compliance is a crucial part of the course, along with managing various workplace hazards. The course also includes investigating incidents, defining key terms, and detailing the steps for a thorough investigation. Finally, it covers measuring performance through performance indicators and auditing, highlighting the importance of continuous improvement in health and safety management systems.





Module 1 – Introducing Managing Safely
• The three key moral, legal and financial reasons for managing safely
• Manager responsibility and accountability for safety and health in the workplace
Module 2 – Assessing Risks
• The definitions of the terms hazard, hazardous event and risk
• The definition of the term risk assessment
• The definitions of the terms likelihood and consequence
• The risk assessment process and risk rating system
• The benefits of carrying out risk assessment
Module 3 – Controlling the Risks
• The definition of the term ‘reasonably practicable’
• How to evaluate risk using a risk matrix and how to control those risks
• How to reduce risk by applying the ‘hierarchy of risk control’
• How implementing risk controls can impact the likelihood of an incident, consequence of an incident or both factors
• The definition of the term ‘residual risk’
Module 4 – Understanding Responsibilities
• What the law requires an organisation to do to protect the safety and health of workers and other persons under its control
• The definition of the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’
• The three knowledge tests to help determine ‘reasonably foreseeable’ risks: common, industry and expert knowledge
• The difference between criminal law and civil law in relation to safety and health
• The possible outcomes of not working within the law
• Where to find help and guidance for working within the law
• The key parts, and the elements of each part, of a health and safety management system
• The key benefits of introducing a health and safety management system
• Why leadership is an essential part of a health and safety management system
Module 5 – Understanding Hazards
The six main hazard categories and how hazards can fall into more than one group Common hazards in the workplace, their effects and symptoms and how to manage them including:
• Access and egress
• Aggression and violence
• Asbestos
• Bullying
• Chemicals and harmful substances
• Computer workstations
• Confined spaces
• Drugs and alcohol
• Electricity
• Fire
• Heights
• Housekeeping and welfare
• Infection prevention and control
• Lighting
• Manual handling
• Noise
• Plant and machinery
• Radiation
• Slips and trips
• Stress
• Temperature
• Vehicles and transport safety
• Vibration
Module 6 – Investigating Incidents
• The definitions of the terms incident, accident and near miss
• The reasons to investigate incidents
• The benefits of incident investigation
• The definitions of the terms immediate, underlying and root causes in relation to incidents
• The actions to be taken following an incident
• Incident reporting
• The stages of a structured approach to incident investigation
Module 7 – Measuring Performance
• What types of information performance indicators can give to help improve safety and health in the workplace
• The characteristics of good key performance indicators
• The differences between proactive and reactive performance indicators
• What is meant by auditing
• The two types of auditing: internal and external
• Types of evidence used in an audit

Learning Outcomes :

• End of Course Assessment. 
  
• The IOSH MS end of Course Assessment will be through Multiple choice test Based upon 30 Question will be Conducted under invigilation in the Exam Center and a Workplace-based practical risk assessment. which the candidate will complete at his/her workplace . Upon successful completion of this program, the candidate will receive a certificate from IOSH UK.

Assessment

Learning outcomes and Professional recognition

• By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
  
• Describe the key reasons to manage safety and health in the workplace
• Define the key terms relating to safety and health Identify how the law can have an impact on safety and health in the workplace
• Describe how to assess, reduce and control risk in the workplace Identify workplace hazards and risks, their impact and how to manage them Identify
• how to evaluate and respond to an incident List the benefits and characteristics of an effective health and safety management system
• Describe the principles that underpin good safety and health performance.
  
  
• Learning progression - what's next? 
• Once completed, the Learners can continue their studies by toward.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate or
• Other level 3 Health and Safety Qualifications or Can proceed with the
• EIOSH short courses , accident investigation , Risk Assessments etc.