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Aims To ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers, and to enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to ensure safety in the workplace. Duration Five days Who should attend? Any person who has to manage risk and resources within their organisation. Programme Module 1 – Introduction and overview • Course aims and overview • Assessment details • IOSH certification • Introduction to the concept of a safety management system, e.g. HSG65, either of the systems described in BS 8800, or the system described in OAS18001, including the role of risk assessment Module 2 – Reactive monitoring • Statutory requirements for reporting • Methods of checking for non-reporting • Data required for an adequate record of an incident • Methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis of reactive Monitoring data • The procedure for accident investigations • The human factors information required for an adequate investigation • Investigation techniques, including interviewing and Recording details of the site • Techniques of report writing Module 3 – Risk assessment and risk control • The legal requirements for risk assessment • The meaning of ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ • The data required for an inventory and techniques of inventory preparation. • Hazard identification techniques • The human factors information required for effective hazard identification • A basic numerical risk rating technique • Types of workplace precaution and workplace precaution hierarchies • Criteria to be used in selecting workplace precautions • Data required for an adequate record of a risk assessment • Risk assessment review procedures Module 4 – Health and safety legislation • Source of complete listings of all health and safety legislation • The use of Approved and other codes of practice, guidance and other Information resources • Means of access to sources of advice and guidance,including the HSE • The main provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Module 5 – Common hazards • Fire • Electricity • Work equipment • Movement of people • Vehicles • Poor housekeeping • Manual handling • Display screen equipment • Noise • Chemicals and substances Module 6 – Active monitoring • The purposes and techniques of active monitoring • The methods of developing and maintaining checklists and aides-mémoire • The methods of developing and maintaining schedules for active monitoring • Data required for an adequate record of active monitoring • Methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis of active monitoring data Module 7 – Safety management systems • The elements of a safety management system • The nature, purposes and techniques of management review • The nature, purposes and techniques of health and safety audit Module 8 – Client specific • This module is flexible; course trainers/authors may include specific health and safety topics that are relevant to the organisation Certification An IOSH ‘Managing safely’ certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete both the written and practical assessments. Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 45-minute written assessment paper consisting of 20 multi-format questions and a practical assessment. Completion of this course does not certify competence or confer exemption from professional examinations that lead to Corporate membership of IOSH. Bespoke courses to be arranged in the West Lancashire area - Ormskirk, Burscough Southport and Skelmersdale. Please contact conrad at Email activetrainingnetwork@msn.com or 07883 071 220 Lunch and refreshments provided on the course.

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