Effective Health & Safety Management
Course Info
Code PO2-101
Duration 5 Days
Format Classroom
Course Summary
Health and safety within your organisation isn’t just a necessary requirement, but it provides beneficial training, processes, and procedures to help your business move forward. It also helps you remain within legislative guidelines to manage risks and profile disasters, guaranteeing the continuation of your business.
Creating effective health and safety procedures and developing employees to use and enforce them will assist you in staff retention, asset protection, and increase company morale.
While in the working environment, your employees are your responsibility and ensuring they are healthy and safe at work is essential. Not only will you avoid potential risks, but your employees will feel more valued and become more productive.
During this course you’ll learn to:
- Create effective training and development strategies in health and safety.
- Understand your legal responsibility towards health and safety requirements.
- Monitor the success of your health and safety procedures.
- Create a health and safety culture within the workplace.
- Evaluate risks and hazards and learn to mitigate them.
This training is suitable for anyone who has responsibility for health and safety or line management within an organisation. It will be most beneficial for:
- Health and Safety Managers
- Risk Assessors
- Fire Marshalls
- Maintenance Workers
- Engineers
- Managers
- Directors
- Team Leaders
- Supervisors
- Process and Change Managers
This course covers trainer led health and safety presentations interspersed with a variety of adult learning techniques, case studies and practical sessions.
You’ll review video content, assess case studies of real-life events and develop group action plans based on scenario-driven role play.
Course Content & Outline
Legislation & Guidelines
- Your responsibility as an employer.
- PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act).
- OHSAS 18001 guidelines.
- ISO 45001 legislation.
- Your Policies.
Risk Assessments & Reviews
- Setting guidelines for a weekly assessment.
- Control principles.
- Reviewing changes.
- Inspections and what is required.
- Allowing for human error.
Identifying & Controlling Hazards
- Manual handling techniques.
- First aid kit control and replenishment.
- Electricity hazards.
- Fire alarm testing.
- Chemical hazards.
- Transport hazards.
Post Incident Investigation
- Workplace hazards and how to resolve them.
- When to investigate an incident.
- Managing poor responses and moving forward.
- Communication and feedback.
- Understanding inputs and outputs.
Risk Management
- The Swiss Cheese Model.
- HAZOP case studies.
- Cleaning products and materials and their storage.
- COSHH assessment.
- Proactive vs. reactive monitoring.
Fire Safety
- Identify your biggest risk areas.
- Passive fire protection.
- Active fire spread prevents.
- Types of fire (VCE, UVCE, BLEVE, Boil Over).
- Fire extinguishers and their importance.
- Fire doors and their locations.
Evacuation Procedure
- When to test your evacuation procedure.
- Appointing fire zones.
- Upskilling fire marshals.
- Determine how long an evacuation should take.
- Consider performance and feedback.
Emergency Response Review
- Employee training and sign-off.
- Understanding the consequences.
- Creating a safety-first culture.
- Employee behavioural models (Taylor, Herzberg & Geller).
- Penalties for poor management and behaviour.
Dive into the world of Health and Safety Management, a dynamic approach to safeguard well-being. Explore its significance across individuals, organisations, and society. Discover ten essential principles that guide effective practices, from leadership commitment to data-driven decisions.
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