Directing Safely (for Small and Medium Sized enterprises).

This course has been designed for Directors, Executives and Senior Managers. The intention is to ensure that personal responsibilities are known and fully appreciated by identifying statutory requirements and the principles embodied in:

The HSE's 'Successful Health and Safety Management' (HSG 65)
The Turnbull Report (Internal Controls: Guidance to Directors on the Combined Code)
DETR / HSC's 'Revitalising Health and Safety' strategy statement

Structure

The training is delivered on a modular basis (see below) and provides an understanding of the underpinning knowledge and skills required to implement an effective health and safety management system The course duration is 1 day and concludes with a multi-choice assessment paper and a project, the successful completion of which results in the award of an IOSH certificate.

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Objectives:

Understand the importance to the business of strategic health and safety management including the financial implications associated with the cost of accidents
Appreciate the benefits of integration with other business management systems
Understand the basic principles of accident causation, preventative measures etc.
Recognise the need for suitable risk assessments to be conducted
Recognise the need for suitable precautions / controls to be implemented
Identify the importance of consultation / communication with employees on health and safety matters
Understand the importance of employee selection / recruitment and the effect of Human Factors on health and safety
Appreciate the significance of auditing and monitoring performance to facilitate continual improvement

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