IOSH Managing Safely

Day 1
Module I: Introducing Managing Safely

• Defining Health and Safety and its significance in the workplace
• The three-key moral, legal and financial reasons for managing safely
• Manager responsibility and accountability for safety and health in the workplace

Day 2
Module II: Assessing Risks

• Definitions of the terms ‘hazard’, ‘hazardous event’ and ‘risk’
• Definition of the term ‘risk assessment’
• Definition of the terms ‘likelihood’ and ‘consequence’
• Risk assessment process and risk rating systems
• The benefits of carrying out risk assessment
• Group Discussion: Trainees shall discuss potential hazards in their workplace and implementation of risk assessment with the discussion of the risk assessment matrix.
  
• Module III: Controlling Risks
  
• Definition of the term ‘reasonably practicable’
  
• How to evaluate risk using a risk matrix and how to control those risks
• How to reduce risk by applying the ‘hierarchy of risk control’
• How implementing risk controls can impact the likelihood of an incident, consequence of an incident or both factors
• Definition of the term ‘residual risk’
• Group Discussion: Trainees shall discuss possible controls for the risks previously discussed and to increase their efficacy to be the hazards to be as low as reasonably practicable.
  

Day 3
Module IV: Understanding Responsibilities

• An overview of what the law requires an organization to do to protect the safety and health of workers and other persons under its control
  
• Definition of the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’
• The three knowledge tests to help determine ‘reasonably foreseeable’ risks: common, industry and expert knowledge
• The difference between criminal law and civil law in relation to safety and health
• The possible outcomes of not working within the law
• Where to find help and guidance for working within the law
• The key parts, and the elements of each part, of a health and safety management system
• Why leadership is an essential part of a health and safety management system
• Module V: Understanding Hazards (Part One)
  
• The six main hazard categories and how hazards can fall into more than one group:
  
• mechanical
• physical
• chemical
• environmental
• biological
• organizational
• Common hazards in the workplace, their effects, and symptoms and how to manage them.
  
• Hazards covered are:
• aggression and violence
• asbestos
• bullying
• chemicals
• computer workstations
• confined spaces
• drugs and alcohol
• electricity
• fire

Day 4
Module V: Understanding Hazards (Part Two)

• Common hazards in the workplace, their effects, and symptoms and how to manage them. 
  
• Hazards covered are:
• Getting in and out
  
• heights
• housekeeping
• lighting
• manual handling
• noise
• plant and machinery
• radiation
• slips and trips
• stress
• temperature
• vehicles and transport
• vibration
• any other relevant hazards
• Module VI: Investigating Incidents
  
• Definition of the terms ‘incident’, ‘accident’, and ‘near miss’
  
• Reasons to investigate incidents
• The benefits of incident investigation
• Definition of the terms ‘immediate’, ‘underlying’ and ‘root’ causes in relation to incidents
• The actions to be taken following an incident
• Incident reporting
• The stages of a structured approach to incident investigation

Day 5
Module VII: Measuring Performance

• The three essential principles for good safety and health performance
  
• What types of information performance indicators can give to help improve safety and health in the workplace
• The characteristics of good key performance indicators
• The differences between ‘proactive’ and ‘reactive’ performance indicators
• What is meant by ‘auditing’
• The two types of auditing: internal and external
• Types of evidence used in an audit
• Group Discussion: Trainees will be shown the Risk Assessment Matrix Project, briefed on the steps, and the deadline for submission.