IOSH Working Safely

Overview

Course duration: 1 day.

Delivered in partnership with Partners in Safety and certificated by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Europe’s leading body for health and safety professionals, this one-day course provides a grounding in the essentials of health and safety. Working Safely meets the government’s guidelines for introductory health and safety training and is a 100 percent match to the Health and Safety Executives Passport syllabus.

Is it right for me?

Working Safely is a one-day course for staff from any sector wishing to gain a recognised certificate and a thorough grounding in the essentials of health and safety.

The course has been designed to ensure minimum disruption to working days and shifts – the one-day programme includes the assessment, so there’s no need to free up further time for a test after the course.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand why health and safety is important.
• Apply the very latest training tips and suggestions – from grabbing and retaining attention to maximising the training experience and making sure key points are taken on board.
• Practice clear scenarios drawn from genuine work situations to drive home practical points.
• Receive a recognised certificate from Europe’s leading professional Health and Safety body.

What will it cover?

Introducing Working safely

• Accidents don’t only happen to other people
• Human suffering behind the statistics
• The importance of personal responsibility

Defining Hazard and Risk

• Putting ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ into everyday language
• The six broad hazard groups
• De-mystifying risk assessment

Identifying Common Hazards

• Entrances and exits, and work traffic
• Fire, chemicals and electricity
• Physical and verbal abuse, bullying and stress
• Slips, trips and falls
• Manual handling

Improving Safety Performance

• Systems and processes – breaking through the jargon
• Bridging the gap between management and workforce

Protecting our environment

• An introduction to waste and pollution
• Facts, stats and figures
• How organisations and individuals can reduce environmental impact

Certification

Delegates who attend the course and successfully complete the written and practical assessments can choose between IOSH’s Working Safely Certificate or a credit card-sized passport card.