What the course covers
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Work safely as an individual
- Effectively supervise safety
- Contribute to the organisation's safety performance
Who the course is for?
- Delegates should ideally have some supervisory function in their role.
What delegates will learn
The course will include:
- Legal duties, responsibilities and requirements
- Overview, process and practical application of risk assessment
- The legal requirements, establishment and maintenance of safe systems of work
- Accident reporting and investigation
- Definition of the terms 'accident', 'near miss' and 'serious incidents'
- Overview of RIDDOR and associated reporting procedures
- Accident costs - human, moral and financial
- Human factors
- Attitude, personality, motivation and the potential for and the prevention of human error
- Monitoring the safety policy, arrangements and procedures
- Options for reactive and active monitoring - the various functions of a supervisory role
- Evaluating safety data such as accident/incident and maintenance reports
- Monitoring systems and the role of the supervisor in monitoring and measuring health and safety performance
Certification
An IOSH Supervising Safely certificate is awarded to all those who attend the course and successfully complete the written and practical assessments. Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 30-minute written assessment paper plus a practical inspection listing unsafe acts and conditions.
Next Steps
To discuss how our in company training can work for you and your company please call us on 0500 55 99 77 or send us an email and we'll contact you.