Who and What is IOSH ?

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. With more than 40,000 individual members, they are the biggest professional health and safety organisation in the world.

They are committed to cutting down the number of people who die or are made ill by what they do for a living. Across the world, two million people die every year as a result of health and safety failures. In the European Union alone, someone dies every three and a half minutes.

They think that when it comes to health and safety, only advice from qualified, experienced and skilled professionals will do. That’s why one of their main roles is to maintain high standards.

They are the voice of the profession, and lobby governments on policy and law. They accredit qualifications for our members, give guidance, develop resources and run courses and events to help them in their work.

They recognise that health and safety is very important which is why they have chosen to work with A&M Training Services to raise awareness – and standards.

 

The A&M IOSH Working Safely Course Overview

Aims

Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they must ‘work safely’ and this course offers exactly that. Working Safely introduces a completely new approach to health and safety training and offers all the basics in a high impact interactive package

Who should attend?

Working safely is for people at any level, in any sector, needing a grounding in the essentials of health and safety. Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they must ‘work safely’ – and this course offers exactly that.

Working safely isn’t supposed to turn delegates into safety experts. It focuses on why health and safety is important, and how individuals can make a real difference to the wellbeing of themselves and others through changing their behaviour.

Course duration

1 Day

Programme

1. Introducing Working Safely

It’s not unusual for delegates coming on an introductory course to think that accidents only happen to ‘other people’. This module stresses the realities of the human suffering behind the statistics and emphasises the importance of personal responsibility.

2. Defining hazard and risk

This module puts ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ into everyday language, and uses familiar examples to show what can happen. Importantly, it makes it clear that even something that is very simple or repeated over and over again can go wrong, with serious consequences. Focusing on the six broad hazard groups, delegates are asked to think about the hazards and risks they come across in their own work. ‘Risk assessment’ is demystified – delegates learn that we all carry out informal assessments day in, day out

3. Identifying common hazards

All the main issues are covered in this module – entrances and exits, work traffic, fire, chemicals, electricity, physical and verbal abuse, bullying, stress, noise and the working environment, slips, trips and falls, and manual handling. Each area is backed by crystal clear examples and recognisable scenarios, and useful summaries reinforce the key learning points.

4. Improving safety performance

This module deals with systems and processes, making sure that any jargon is explained in easily understood terms. The session bridges the gap between management and workforce, encouraging delegates to play a part in processes that are commonly seen as just down to their manager or supervisor. Other areas – including contract work, inspections, safe systems and permits, protective equipment, signage, emergency procedures, reporting and health checks – are all focused on from the delegate’s point of view.

5. Protecting our environment

A short but effective introduction to waste and pollution leads into a look at how organisations and individual team members can get involved in reducing environmental impacts. Memorable and thought-provoking facts and figures help drive the points home.

Certification

For delegates who attend the course and successfully complete the written and practical assessments, there is a choice of accreditation, either an IOSH Working Safely certificate or an IOSH passport card.

 

The A&M IOSH Managing Safely Course Overview

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.

Who Should Attend

Managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation who is required to manage risk and resources within their organisation.

Course Duration

4 days

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:

• explain ‘working safely’
• explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65, BS 8800, and OHSAS 18001
• identify the data and techniques required to produce an adequate record of an incident and demonstrate the procedure for an accident investigation, recognising the human factors involved
• describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting
• describe methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring data
• define ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’, and describe the legal requirements for risk assessment
• demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk assessment technique and the data required for records
• describe workplace precaution hierarchies
• prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records
• outline the main provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• outline relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and information sources such as the Health and Safety Executive.

Programme

Module 1 – Introduction and Overview
Module 2 – Risk Assessment
Module 3 – Risk Control
Module 4 – Health and Safety Legislation
Module 5 – Common Hazards
Module 6 – Investigating Accidents and Incidents
Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Module 8 – Environmental Protection

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.

The IOSH strategy

Their vision is: "A world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable."

As a leading international health and safety body, IOSH is working to:

• make sure that people are at the heart of safety and health
• be the definitive voice for health and safety at work
• advance high professional standards
• champion pragmatic risk management, based on professional advice
• sponsor research and share knowledge
• support its members as leaders in safety and health in their communities and workplaces
• promote the benefits of good workplace health and safety.
  
  

The A&M IOSH Course

The A&M Training Services IOSH Managing Safely course is a health and safety course for managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation. It is designed to give managers all the health and safety knowledge they need to help them handle health and safety in the workplace and within their teams.

To find out more information please call Paula or Andy now on 01304 842682

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