Who is the course for

This course is designed for managers and supervisors with responsibility for people or processes and will provide a basic, but broad and sound understanding of current health and safety requirements and principles and a structured approach to the management of health and safety. The course is of particular value to all estates and facilities managers and supervisors.

Course contents

The course takes you over the three days through the required stages in managing safely in a logical and structured fashion, and covers:

– Responsibilities and accountabilities – requirements of managers with regard to health and safety

– Legal requirements – health and safety law

– Risk assessment – key steps and control strategies

– Health and safety management systems – benefits and key elements

– Accident causation and investigation – root cause and human factors

– Hazards in the workplace – identification and control

– Monitoring – using active and reactive measures to monitor health and safety performance;

How the course is assessed

Two assessments are completed, an end of course examination, plus a risk assessment exercise completed in the workplace and returned to the assessor within two weeks of completion of the course.