Health and Safety for Managers

The course is will enable managers and executives to review and devise policies and strategies for the effective management of health and safety within the business. 

Target Audience

Prior attendance on a health and safety course within the last 5 years and involvement in health and safety at a management level 

Learning Objectives / Course Outline

Attendees will develop 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. 

Course Content

• Aims & Objectives
• Health & Safety Management – The Business Case
• Getting it wrong – the consequences, accident causation and costs
• Getting it right – Principles of health and safety management and legal compliance
• Risk Assessment
• Human factors in health and safety and how to motivate people
• Measuring & improving performance
• Behavioural safety
• 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
• Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007
• Health and Safety Offences Act 2008

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.