Level 1 health and safety qualification for the workforce — delivered in-company at your site or as a closed virtual classroom for your team in one day, with an IOSH-issued certificate for every delegate.
At a glance
Learning options
On-site at your premises or as a closed virtual classroom for your team. Same syllabus, same assessment, same IOSH certificate. No public open cohorts.
Option 1
Our trainer comes to your premises and runs the full 1-day course for your team. Classroom, canteen or training room — we work with the space you have. Workplace scenarios drawn from your sector with a walk-round of your site where the room allows.
Option 2
A KeyOstas IOSH trainer leads a live virtual classroom for your team — closed cohort, not a public group. Same syllabus, same assessment, same IOSH certificate, one day. Useful for distributed workforces or sites where the room can’t accommodate the group.
Quick answer
IOSH Working Safely is a one-day Level 1 health and safety qualification for the wider workforce, awarded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. It covers five modules — hazard, risk, common workplace hazards, safety performance and the environment — and is assessed by a short multi-format paper and a hazard-spotting exercise. There are no entry requirements, and the certificate has no expiry date.
Is it the right fit?
IOSH Working Safely is the right qualification when you need the wider workforce to understand workplace safety — not when you need supervisors or managers to run safety. Here’s the line.
Outcomes
By the end of the day, every delegate will hold the IOSH Working Safely certificate and will be able to spot hazards, understand their own responsibilities and challenge unsafe work — at their level.
Spot & understand
Slips, trips, manual handling, machinery, electricity, hazardous substances, work at height, fire, noise and stress. Spot them before they cause harm.
And why that distinction changes how the team responds to a near miss, a near hazard or an actual incident.
That apply to their task — without needing to write one themselves.
Act & comply
What the law expects of an employee, not just an employer.
Including knowing when PPE is the wrong control and a different solution is needed.
And understand why reporting culture matters as much as the report itself.
Syllabus
The IOSH Working Safely syllabus has 5 modules. The structure is set by IOSH and identical across every approved provider — what differs is the trainer, the case studies and the exercises. KeyOstas adds workplace scenarios drawn from your sector and a walk-round of your site where the room allows.
Why working safely matters — the moral, legal and financial case in plain terms. What the law expects of every employee, not just every employer. Where personal responsibility for safety begins.
The difference between a hazard and a risk, why it matters, and how likelihood-and-consequence thinking sits behind every workplace control measure your team encounters.
The hazards your team will meet on a real shift — manual handling, slips and trips, work at height, machinery, electricity, hazardous substances, fire, noise, stress, violence and aggression. Real examples, not textbook abstractions.
How systems, processes and individual behaviour combine to improve safety performance over time. What good reporting culture looks like, and the role every worker plays in it.
How everyday workplace activity affects the wider environment — waste, emissions, spill response, energy use — and what individual workers can do to reduce that impact.
Comparisons
Two comparisons buyers raise most often: IOSH Working Safely versus IOSH Managing Safely (the next step up), and IOSH Working Safely versus no formal training at all.
Best for
Front-line workers, induction cohorts.
Depth
Hazard recognition, individual responsibility, safe behaviours.
Duration
1 day.
Assessment
Short multi-format paper + hazard-spotting exercise.
Best for
Line managers, team leaders, supervisors.
Depth
Risk assessment, hazard control, incident investigation, performance measurement.
Duration
3 days.
Assessment
30-question multi-format paper + practical workplace risk assessment.
Common path: Most organisations run both — IOSH Working Safely for the wider workforce, IOSH Managing Safely for line managers and supervisors. Different audiences, same provider, same certificate authority.
Audit evidence
Recognised by clients, insurers, HSE inspectors, PQQ portals.
Content
5 IOSH-set modules, current to 2025 spec.
Trainer
IOSH-approved tutor with industry experience.
Cost per head
One-day in-company POA (on-site or virtual), includes IOSH registration.
Audit evidence
Toolbox-talk attendance log only.
Content
Whatever the supervisor remembers.
Trainer
Internal staff.
Cost per head
“Free” — but the audit trail isn’t.
Common path: Organisations that have moved from internal toolbox talks to IOSH Working Safely typically report a tighter incident-reporting culture inside 6 months — because the workforce now has shared language for hazards, risks and controls.
After IOSH Working Safely
IOSH Working Safely isn’t a salary driver on its own — it’s a baseline credential that appears as essential or desirable on front-line job adverts across every UK sector. It signals that a worker has been trained to a recognised standard, which matters to clients, insurers, framework agreements and PQQ portals.
Salary ranges sourced from current UK job-board listings (Indeed, Reed, CV-Library, Glassdoor, Totaljobs) for roles listing IOSH Working Safely as essential or desirable, May 2026. The National Living Wage rose to £12.71/hr on 1 April 2026, which sets the floor for most front-line full-time roles.
Assessment
One combined assessment at the end of the 1-day course. Marked by IOSH-approved markers. Most delegates finish well inside the 30-minute slot.
A short closed-book paper in mixed formats — multiple choice, true/false and picture identification — testing your understanding of the 5 syllabus modules: introducing safety, hazard vs risk, common hazards, safety performance, and environment.
A workplace image with multiple hazards to identify against the categories covered in the course. Tests practical recognition of the hazards your team will meet on a real shift.
IOSH typically issues the certificate within 4–6 weeks of the assessment. KeyOstas handles registration with IOSH on every delegate’s behalf — no separate sign-up required. Resits, if needed, are coordinated by KeyOstas at no extra tuition cost — in practice the paper is short and well-scaffolded by the day’s training, so resits are rare.
Training and support
Every KeyOstas IOSH trainer holds current IOSH membership, has direct UK industry experience (most are former safety leads in construction, manufacturing, FM or logistics), and is independently audited as part of our IOSH-approved provider status.
The IOSH paper is straightforward when delegates have engaged with the material — but exam technique still matters at this level. We walk delegates through worked examples of every question format and the hazard-spotting template before the assessment.
Two delivery formats, both closed to your team, same syllabus and same IOSH certificate. On-site: our trainer comes to your premises with everything needed. Virtual: a live virtual classroom over Microsoft Teams or your preferred platform.
The IOSH Working Safely certificate has no expiry date. IOSH recommends a refresh every 3 years — KeyOstas can run repeat cohorts on the same site for new starters or refresher groups.
KeyOstas IOSH Working Safely cohorts are led by IOSH-member tutors with 10+ years of UK industry experience in construction, manufacturing, FM or logistics. Each is independently audited as part of our IOSH-approved provider status. On-site name and bio confirmed when you book.
The numbers
KeyOstas is a UK-based IOSH-approved training provider, trading continuously since 1984 and a longstanding NEBOSH learning partner, with three classroom training centres in the UK and in-company delivery anywhere across the United Kingdom.
40+ years
Delivering IOSH-approved and NEBOSH-accredited health and safety training across the UK since 1984. One of the longest-standing safety training providers in the country.
100%
First-time pass rate on KeyOstas IOSH courses. Supported by trainer coaching, exam-prep walk-throughs and structured hazard-spotting prep on every cohort.(KeyOstas internal records, 2024–25.)
160K+
People gain an IOSH qualification globally each year. IOSH Working Safely is the most-delivered of the IOSH awareness suite.(Source: IOSH 2025 annual data.)
The training received was some of the best Health & Safety training I have experienced in my 20 years of working in Health & Safety. KeyOstas are always happy to help and work out solutions for us.
— Alan Harte, Google review
Why KeyOstas
There are 2,000+ IOSH-approved providers worldwide. Five reasons KeyOstas is one of the longest-standing in the UK.
01
KeyOstas holds full IOSH-approved provider status. Our trainers, materials and assessment processes are independently audited by IOSH each year. Not every provider holds that status — some run unaccredited “IOSH-style” courses without the official certificate.
02
We’ve built our IOSH Working Safely delivery around the workforce — front-line workers, mixed reading levels, shift cohorts, real workplace scenarios. The course is jargon-light, scenario-heavy, and runs in one day with everyone certified at the end of it.
03
A 100% first-time pass rate across our IOSH courses. We invest in trainer coaching, worked exam examples and structured hazard-spotting prep on every cohort.
04
One named contact for booking, joining instructions, site access, reasonable adjustments and IOSH registration. We come to you — either on-site or as a closed virtual classroom — no co-ordinating a coach to a training centre, no Microsoft Teams accounts for the warehouse team.
05
Tutor on the end of the phone after the course. Repeat cohorts on the same site for new starters. Pathway signposting if a delegate wants to step up to IOSH Managing Safely or the NEBOSH NGC.
UK regional coverage
In-company at your site, UK-wide. Most weeks we have trainers in the regions below. Our head office is in Southam, Warwickshire (CV47 0FS) — Midlands and Home Counties delivery typically incurs no trainer travel. Further sites add a modest travel and accommodation contribution to the quote.
Midlands
Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Stoke. Head office: Southam, Warwickshire.
London & SE
Greater London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Essex, Berkshire.
North West
Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Lancaster, Chester, Cumbria.
Yorks & NE
Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, York, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull.
South West
Bristol, Bath, Plymouth, Exeter, Swindon, Gloucester.
Wales
Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Wrexham, plus North and Mid Wales on application.
Scotland
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness on application.
N. Ireland
Belfast and surrounding industrial centres, plus mainland UK travel as needed.
We deliver across construction, manufacturing, food and drink, logistics and warehousing, facilities management, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, public sector and utilities.
If your site can’t host the training, we can advise on local hotel meeting rooms or community spaces near your team. Get in touch with delegate numbers and your site postcode for a tailored quote.
How to book
Three steps to book in-company IOSH Working Safely training for your UK workforce.
Send the enquiry form with delegate numbers, your site postcode, and your preferred week.
Tailored to your sector, group size and travel. Includes IOSH registration and certificates.
One day on site or live virtual classroom, full course delivered, assessments marked, IOSH-issued certificates sent within 4–6 weeks.
FAQ
Twelve substantive answers to the questions buyers ask most often. If yours isn’t here, talk to one of our IOSH-approved tutors directly.
IOSH Working Safely is a Level 1 health and safety qualification awarded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. It runs over one day and equips workers at any level with the skills to recognise common workplace hazards, understand their own responsibilities under UK law, and act on safety in their day-to-day role.
It’s designed for front-line workers and the wider workforce — anyone in a non-managerial role who needs a recognised safety qualification. It works across every UK sector. It’s not aimed at line managers (that’s IOSH Managing Safely, 3 days) or career H&S professionals (that’s the NEBOSH National General Certificate).
One day on site or live virtual classroom. Around 6 hours of trainer-led content plus the assessment at the end. KeyOstas delivers it in-company at your premises or as a closed virtual classroom for your team.
A single combined assessment: around 20 multi-format questions plus a hazard-spotting exercise, completed in 30 minutes at the end of the day. Pass mark 60% combined. IOSH-approved markers handle the marking and KeyOstas handles IOSH registration on every delegate’s behalf.
Level 1 — an awareness-level qualification. It’s not regulated by Ofqual in the same way as a NEBOSH or Diploma qualification, but it is internationally recognised by UK employers and listed across hundreds of thousands of front-line job adverts.
No formal entry requirements. You don’t need prior qualifications or H&S experience. A working standard of English helps with the written assessment — IOSH recommends Functional Skills Level 1 or equivalent.
We deliver IOSH Working Safely in-company only — on-site or as a closed virtual classroom — and price on application. The cost depends on delegate numbers, site location and any travel or accommodation requirements. Get in touch with delegate numbers and your site postcode for a tailored quote. All prices include IOSH registration, the assessment and the certificate.
No — the IOSH Working Safely certificate has no expiry date. IOSH recommends a refresh every 3 years to stay current with regulatory changes and best practice. KeyOstas can run repeat cohorts on the same site for new starters or for refresher groups.
No public open cohorts. We deliver IOSH Working Safely as a private in-company course — either on-site at your premises, or as a closed virtual classroom for your team over Microsoft Teams or your preferred platform. Same syllabus, same assessment, same IOSH certificate in both formats. We do run public classroom and virtual cohorts for IOSH Managing Safely and the NEBOSH National General Certificate, if either of those is the right fit instead.
Different audiences. IOSH Working Safely (1 day, Level 1) is for the wider workforce — front-line employees and induction-level awareness. IOSH Managing Safely (3 days, Level 2) is for line managers and supervisors — practical risk assessment, hazard control, incident investigation. If you manage people, you want Managing Safely. If you’re being trained as part of a workforce, you want Working Safely.
We typically deliver up to 12 delegates per cohort with no formal minimum. Beyond 12 we’d split the day into two cohorts or run consecutive days to keep the learning quality high. Talk to us about larger workforces and multi-site rollouts.
IOSH allows resits. KeyOstas coordinates resits with the delegate at no extra tuition cost — IOSH may charge a small re-marking fee depending on the circumstances. In practice the IOSH Working Safely paper is short and well-scaffolded by the day’s training, so resits are rare. Our pass rate on IOSH courses sits at 100%.
Speak to a senior IOSH-approved trainer about your team, site and delivery dates.
Ready when you are
One day. Your site or virtual classroom. Every delegate IOSH-certified at the end of it. IOSH-approved trainers with real UK industry experience. 100% pass rate on IOSH courses.
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This page is checked annually against the current IOSH Working Safely syllabus and assessment specification published at iosh.com.
Last reviewed: May 2026 — checked against the IOSH Working Safely syllabus and pricing for current courses.
