Health and Safety for Directors

The course will enable decision makers (the directing minds) to devise strategies that are effective in the management and improvement of health and safety within their business.

Learning Objectives / Course Outline

Attendees will acquire an appreciation of the key issues affecting health and safety in the workplace and will be able to identify areas for improvement within their safety management system to ensure legal compliance as a minimum whilst aiming to adopt best practice.

Course Content 

• Health & Safety Management
• The Business Case: Getting it wrong: Getting it right>
• Legal System
• Corporate Manslaughter Overview
• Management Regulations 1999
• Common Legislation (six pack)
• Recent legal changes:
• Work at Height Regulations 2005
• Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
• Control of Vibration at Work 2005
• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Health & Safety Offences Act 2008
• Measuring & improving performance

Course Duration

1 day.

Certification

Certificate of Attendance.

Course Fees

Open courses are £95 plus VAT but inclusive of exam fees/papers/books. Payable before attendance. Prices will be quoted on an in-house course.

Availability and Venues

This course is available via our Open Course Dates booking system at a range of venues and also in-house.