Health & Safety for Senior Managers and Directors

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It is essential that Directors and Senior Managers fully understand their responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation, and the measures that they must put in place to protect both the company and themselves against prosecutions, which in extreme cases could result in charges or manslaughter.

Delivery:
  • Classroom
Regions:
  • South West England
Category:

Further Details

This half day course is designed:

To inform or remind Directors and Senior Managers of their legal responsibilities towards protecting Health & Safety under UK Health and Safety law;

To describe the measures which should be taken in order for Directors and Senior Managers to discharge those responsibilities.

Suggested Course Programme:

The role of the EU in formulating Health & Safety legislation

Traditional UK Health & Safety legislation

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
Duties of employers
Duties of employees
Role of the enforcing authority
Prosecution & basis for prosecution
Defence against prosecution

Corporate Manslaughter
Implications for Directors and Senior Managers

Proactive measures to protect Health & Safety of employees and company or individual managers from prosecution
Health & Safety Management System Policy statement
Delegation of responsibility towards protecting health & safety
Supporting arrangements
Risk Assessment
Periodic audit

This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
Swindon

Guide Price: Price on Application