IOSH Directing Safely

Course Overview

The IOSH Directing Safely Course has been developed to give directors and owners of organisations with fewer than 250 employees an understanding of the moral, legal and business case for proactive health and safety management.

Benefits of Attending

• Successful completion leads to the award of the nationally recognised IOSH certificate;
• Delegates will have a clear understanding of their individual responsibilities as a senior executive within an organisation;
• Delegates will be able to promote and drive the management of health and safety forward within an organisation.

Course Duration and Structure

This is a 1-day course.

Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 15 minute written assessment paper consisting of 10 multiple choice questions and a project designed to test the delegates knowledge of acceptable records/documentary evidence required to support an organisations defence in litigation. It is divided into eight modules:-

• Aims and Objectives - introduction to the programme;
• H & S Management - good business sense, examining the reasons for the promotion of health and safety;
• Health and Safety - getting it wrong, raising awareness and understanding of accidents and their causes, consequences and costs;
• Health and Safety - getting it right, understanding the principles of effective health and safety management requirements for compliance with legislation;
• Planning for Success - identifying the roles of risk assessment and risk control systems in successful planning;
• People your most Valuable Asset - recognising the value of people within the organisation and factors affecting their performance;
• How Well are you Performing – exploring methods of measuring performance;
• Improving Performance - considering ways of improving performance.

Entry Requirements

No previous health and safety knowledge is required.

Price and Location

Price on application.

Discounts are available for multiple bookings. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

IOSH Directing Safely takes place at our purpose-built training facility in Woodbridge, Suffolk. We can also conduct courses at your premises - please contact us for details.

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