This course will position their organisation’s health and safety standards against industry benchmarks, ensuring comprehensive understanding of responsibilities and the consequences of poor performance.
Develop a strategic understanding of the value of health and safety in an organisation.
Understand and implement good practices in health and safety.
Position your organisation’s health and safety performance against others.
Plan for effective health and safety implementation.
Understand responsibilities and the consequences of poor health and safety performance.
Describe the legal, moral, and financial roles of safety leaders.
Understand responsibilities, liabilities, and accountabilities, both personal and organisational.
Explain the importance of integrating safety and health at the Safety Leader level.
Illustrate how to plan the direction for safety and health.
Explain the value of an efficient safety and health management system.
Describe the importance of reviewing and continually improving management systems.
Explain the positive impact and improvement that an organisation’s leaders can have on its performance.
Describe the importance of setting key performance indicators and targets.
What is health and safety?
Factors contributing to breakdowns in health and safety.
Legal, moral, and economic consequences of accidents.
Accident prevention principles and safety management systems.
What is leadership?
Qualities of a good safety leader.
Civil liability arising from negligence.
Corporate duties for health and safety at work.
Criminal liability arising from non-compliance.
Personal liability of directors and senior managers.
Case histories: delegation, disqualification, and penalties.
Behaviours for successful safety leadership.
Powers of the HSE and the courts.
Enforcement strategy.
Different approaches to health and safety management.
Steps to successful management of health and safety.
Plan, Do, Check, Act principles.
A pre-course diagnostic questionnaire of 14 questions.
A personal commitment (action plan) relating to the course learning, where participants write up to three actions they commit to taking. Commitments should be appropriate for the level of responsibility the participant has in their organisation. The assessment must be the participant’s own work but can be supported by trainer coaching.
All delegates will receive a certificate of completion, validating their knowledge and skills in health and safety leadership.
Adam Worgan, Director
Elevate your leadership practices with our IOSH Leading Safely training course. This session is designed for those committed to maintaining high standards of safety, health, and environmental management. With expert-led training and practical exercises, you’ll ensure compliance and safety in your operations.
Our course content is continuously updated to reflect the latest safety techniques and legislative updates, ensuring you receive the most comprehensive and impactful training available.
