Health & Safety Training for Managers

Health and Safety at work is the responsibility of all workers, but managers hold a key role in any business-

• To indentify the main areas of risk in the workplace.
• To formulate the safe systems that protects the workforce.
• To lead by example and encourage all workers to follow safe systems.

To do this, managers need clear knowledge of their responsibilities and limitations under the Heath and Safety at work Act 1974, and subsequent legislation.

This health and safety training course is aimed at providing managers with an understanding of the principles of health and safety risk management. This module will provide you with the knowledge to make a difference in your workplace and to contribute to the process of reducing loss to the business through injuries, ill health and damage incidents.

The course is divided into 5 sections:

Introduction

• Training Objectives
• What is health and safety risk management?
• Why health and safety management?

Risk Management

• Introduction to risk management
• Health and safety policy, procedures and records
• Risk assessment
• Hazards
• Competence

Accident Prevention

• Common types of accidents
• Accident causation
• Accident iceberg
• Costs of accidents
• Examples of compensation settlements

UK & European Law

• Health and Safety at Work Act
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
• Power of HSE Inspectors
• Fines and sentences from the courts

Monitoring and Review

• Generic management health and safety responsibility
• Safety meetings
• Internal inspections
• Internal audits
• External audits
• Health and safety measurement
• Health and safety system review