IOSH Managing Safely Course Syllabus
Module one: Introducing managing safely
- The three key moral, legal and financial reasons for managing safely
- Manager responsibility and accountability for safety and health in the workplace
Module two: 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
Module three: 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’
- Modules two and three should include a practical activity to spot hazards, assess and control risk
Module four: Understanding responsibilities
- An overview of what the law requires an organisation 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
- The key benefits of introducing a health and safety management system
- Why leadership is an essential part of a health and safety management system
Module five: Understanding hazards
- The six main hazard categories and how hazards can fall into more than one group:
- - mechanical
- - physical
- - chemical
- - environmental
- - biological
- - organisational
- 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
- - 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 six: 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
Module seven: 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