Course Overview
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Course Description
The IOSH Approved Managing Safely Course is designed to provide managers, supervisors and team leaders with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to manage health and safety effectively in the workplace.
The course provides a flexible and interactive learning experience that allows participants to study at their own pace. It covers the key principles of workplace health and safety management, including risk assessment, hazard control, incident investigation and performance monitoring.
Throughout the course, learners will develop a clear understanding of their responsibilities for health and safety and learn how effective safety management can help create a safer, healthier and more productive working environment.
Assessing and Controlling Risks
The course introduces learners to the principles of workplace risk assessment and explains how managers can identify hazards, evaluate risks and implement appropriate control measures.
Learners will explore the key stages of an effective risk assessment and develop the practical knowledge required to recognise workplace hazards and determine suitable measures for reducing or controlling associated risks.
The course also explains important health and safety terminology and demonstrates how effective risk management can help prevent accidents, injuries and work-related ill health.
Health and Safety Responsibilities
The IOSH Managing Safely training explores the important responsibilities managers and supervisors have for maintaining health and safety within their organisations.
Learners will develop an understanding of their role in managing workplace safety, including the importance of complying with health and safety requirements, identifying potential hazards and taking appropriate action to protect employees and others.
The course helps managers understand how their decisions and actions can influence workplace safety and contribute towards developing a positive health and safety culture.
Understanding Workplace Hazards
Learners will examine common workplace hazards and develop an understanding of how they can affect the health and safety of employees.
The course explains how hazards can be identified, measured and controlled using appropriate workplace safety measures. Practical examples help learners understand how health and safety principles can be applied to real workplace situations.
By developing greater awareness of workplace hazards, managers can make informed decisions and take practical steps to minimise risks within their teams and organisations.
Investigating Incidents
The course explains why workplace incidents should be properly investigated and how effective investigations can help prevent similar events from occurring again.
Learners will explore the key steps involved in investigating incidents, identifying underlying causes and using the findings to improve workplace health and safety.
This section also highlights the importance of organisational learning and demonstrates how managers can use information gathered from incidents to strengthen existing safety procedures and controls.
Measuring Safety Performance
Learners will be introduced to practical methods for measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of workplace health and safety programmes.
The course explores how managers can evaluate safety performance, identify areas requiring improvement and take appropriate action to maintain effective health and safety standards.
By understanding how safety performance can be measured, managers will be better equipped to support continual improvement and create safer working environments.
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IOSH Managing Safely Certification
Successful candidates receive an IOSH-approved certificate upon completion of the course. The IOSH course registration fee and certificate are included in the course, so there are no additional hidden costs. Successful candidates receive an official IOSH Approved Managing Safely Digital Certificate, issued by IOSH.
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Key Benefits
- Gain essential skills to effectively manage health and safety in the workplace.
- Learn how to identify hazards, assess risks and implement effective control measures.
- Develop practical skills in incident investigation and safety performance monitoring.
- Ideal for managers, supervisors and team leaders.
- Access anywhere on any device.
- Learn at your own pace and at a time that suits you.
- Receive an official IOSH Managing Safely Digital Certificate upon successful completion.
- 190 day course access with IOSH approved tutor support.
- Immediate enrolment and course access available.
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Modules
| Module Number | Module Name | Pass % Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 70 |
| 2 | Assessing Risks | 70 |
| 3 | Controlling Risks | 70 |
| 4 | Understanding Responsibilities | 70 |
| 5 | Understanding Hazards | 70 |
| 6 | Investigating Incidents | 70 |
| 7 | Measuring Performance | 70 |
| 8 | Online Assessment: 30 Online Interactive Questions | 60 |
| 9 | Online Practical Task: Conducting a Work-Based Risk Assessment | 70 |
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Assessment
IOSH Managing Safely course exam & assessment.
The course is assessed in 2 parts.
- Multiple choice examination in which candidates must demonstrate what they have learnt.
- Practical assessment in which participants must show how to apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course to real life situations.
- Successful candidates receive an official IOSH Managing Safely® Digital Certificate issued by IOSH
