IOSH Managing Safely (V5.0)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Managers and supervisors in any sector
- Team leaders and anyone responsible for other people’s safety at work
- Staff with no previous health and safety training who now have safety duties
COURSE CONTENT
The current course (Version 5.0) is delivered in seven modules:
Module 1: Introducing Managing Safely
Module 2: Assessing Risks
Module 3: Controlling Risks
Module 4: Understanding Responsibilities
Module 5: Understanding Hazards
Module 6: Investigating Incidents
Module 7: Measuring Performance
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Why health and safety matters, and your own role and responsibilities as a manager
- How to identify hazards and assess risks in your area
- How to choose and apply controls to reduce risk
- How to recognize and deal with common workplace hazards
- How to investigate accidents and incidents so they don’t happen again
- How to measure and improve health and safety performance
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Part 1: Written assessment (taken at the end of the course)
- Multi-format questions (MCQs), taken closed-book
- Typical pass mark: 36 out of 60 (60%)
Part 2: Workplace risk assessment project
- The learner carries out a risk assessment of a real workplace using IOSH’s standard form and selects four hazards that are not adequately controlled.
- The project should take no more than two hours.
- It is marked out of 38, with a pass mark of 23.
- It is usually submitted within about 5-7 days of the course.
- Projects are marked by independent examiners.
Certification
Learners who pass both parts receive the IOSH Managing Safely certificate.